Francisco Partners

Francisco Partners is a private equity firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 1999. The firm specializes in investing in technology and technology-enabled businesses across various sectors, including communication technology, consumer technology, education technology, financial technology, healthcare, and software. With approximately $7 billion in capital under management, Francisco Partners focuses on structured investments in private companies experiencing strategic, technological, and operational changes. The firm typically targets control investments with transaction values ranging from $30 million to $2 billion and has invested over $3 billion in equity capital across more than 50 technology companies. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Francisco Partners is recognized as one of the largest technology-focused private equity firms in the world.

Brigham Badger

Vice President, Private Equity

Benjamin Ball

Founding Partner

Mike Barry

FPC Managing Operating Partner

Jason Brein

Partner

Georgi Chilikov

Managing Director, EMEA Capital Markets

Peter Christodoulo

Partner

Edward Chung

Senior Director, Operations

Evan Daar

Principal

William Davis

Operating Partner

Dipanjan Deb

Co-Founder and CEO

Neil Garfinkel

Partner

Keith Geeslin

Partner

Peter Gingold

Managing Director

David Golob

Partner and Chief Investment Officer

Eran Gorev

Partner and President of Israel

Bruce Grainger

FPC Managing Operating Partner

Ryan Greene

Managing Operating Partner

John Herr

CFO

Christie Klauberg

Associate

Theresa Kletch

Operating Partner

Mike Kohlsdorf

Operating Partner

Alarisse Lam

Associate

Tao Lu

Operating Partner

Gerald Morgan

Partner

Nick Nelson

Vice President, Private Equity

Alan Ni

Principal

Steve Nied

Managing Operating Partner

Petri Oksanen

Partner

Ezra Perlman

Co-President

Phokion Potamianos

Partner

Coby Powers

Associate

Shiva Ramabadran

Operating Partner

Mario Razzini

Principal

Deep Shah

Co-President

Meicheng Shi

Principal

Monica Shi

Associate

Meicheng Shi

Vice President

Karl Shum

Principal

Matt Spetzler

Co-Head Europe and Partner

Neil Tolaney

Partner

Wilson Zhao

Associate

Nicholas LaGrandeur

Vice President, Private Equity

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Evite

Private Equity Round in 2024
Evite, Inc. is an online platform that specializes in digital invitations and social event planning services, enabling users to organize celebrations for various occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and seasonal events. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Glendale, California, Evite offers a wide range of customizable invitation designs, accessible through email or text message. The platform serves over 120 million users annually, sending more than six million invitations each year. In addition to invitations, Evite allows event hosts to collect donations for their preferred nonprofits. The company has a rich history of ownership changes, having been acquired by Ticketmaster in 2001, then by IAC in 2003, followed by Liberty Media in 2010, and was most recently acquired by private investors in 2020.
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