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Potential conflict of interest

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Wikipedia guidelines: WP:COI

I am an employee of Metaswitch Networks, a company Francisco Partners has invested in. Editing Wikipedia is in no way a part of my job, and I receive no reward from either Metaswitch or Francisco for anything I do on Wikipedia. I don't think any edits I make will be particularly controversial, but if you think an edit I've made is due to a conflict of interest, feel free to revert first and ask questions later. If you do this, I'd appreciate being notified on my talk page. me_and (talk) 16:28, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Update of Grass Vally Acquisition

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Hello all! I have added Grass Valley to their investments... see the announcement from their website Francisco Partners Completes Acquisition of Grass Valley. Best regards, Stephan 2011-01-25 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.197.136.53 (talk) 13:33, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is this company run by Pope Francis

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You know I'm kidding, right.148.240.83.89 (talk) 20:55, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit on 20 October 2015

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Please update Aesynt's either now:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/omnicell-inc-to-acquire-aesynt-for-275-million-2015-10-29

or when the deal closes.

Perhaps you need an exiting status?

(The above requested edit was made by clicking on a link in an automatically added notice.)

I'm sorry, I don't understand. There isn't a single mention of Francisco Partners in the source you gave, what does this have to do with the Wikipedia article? Yes, if Francisco Partners has exited Aesynt, I need a source that explicitly states that. Altamel (talk) 18:22, 14 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Edit made. A later article referenced Francisco Partners' ownership of Aesynt. https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/francisco-partners-to-sell-aesynt-for-275m Chrysalism (talk) 21:44, 7 April 2016 (UTC)chrysalism[reply]

Portfolio updates

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Hello editors, I'm Janice, a paid employee of Francisco Partners. I'm here to collaborate with editors to update the live article, but understand that I must not edit it myself in-line with Wikipedia's rules about conflict of interest (or paid COI). In finding my bearings on the site, I have become aware of the edit request template and applied it above this post. Please let me know if there is another way I should go about posting requests like this. Glancing at the current article, the List of current investments section stands out as very long compared to other articles about equity firms, and it is out-of-date. Also, it heavily references primary sources such as the Francisco Partners website and stray press releases, which I understand are not acceptable for verification on Wikipedia. If editors agree, based on WP:LISTCRITERIA and WP:LISTN, I propose to:

  • remove the outdated, comprehensive, bullet-style list of portfolio companies
  • rename the section "Investments portfolio" or similar
  • update the remaining claim, as follows with recent sources provided:
Investments portfolio (draft)
Ranked above average in 2020 among tech specialist private equity firms,[1][2] Francisco Partners has a list of portfolio companies that changes frequently. As of March 2021, recent investments include an agreement in February 2021 to acquire MyHeritage,[3][4], and the October 2020 acquisition of Forcepoint from Raytheon Technologies.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Staff (January 27, 2021). "Francisco Partners tops 2020 HEC-DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking". Private Equity Wire. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Mendonça, Elisângela (January 25, 2021). "Francisco Partners crowned 2020's top money maker". Private Equity News. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Berkovitz, Uri (February 24, 2021). "Francisco Partners to buy Israeli co MyHeritage". Globes. Retrieved March, 12, 2021. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Orbach, Meir (February 24, 2021). "Francisco Partners to acquire genealogy company MyHeritage in $600 million deal". CTECH. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Thompson, Paul (October 28, 2020). "Austin cybersecurity company Forcepoint to be bought by California investment firm". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Harris, David (October 27, 2020). "Raytheon Unloads Security Subsidiary Forcepoint To Private Equity". CRN. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

I'm open to thoughts and feedback from editors and I'm more than happy to collaborate further as necessary. Respecting COI guidelines as mentioned above, I ask for a volunteer to make these suggested changes for me within the article. Thanks ahead! Janice at FP (talk) 23:30, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Janice at FP. Thank you for engaging so well with our policy on paid editing. My concern here is that notability is not temporary, meaning that claiming that these entries should be removed just because they are outdated does not seem to me to be a valid line of argument. However, I do agree that the list may be overly detailed and condensing it might improve article flow. Further to this, my concern is that second part of your proposed edit is a case of recentism as you introduce mentions of specific investment decisions that are likely to change with the ebb and flow of world's markets, and that this may set up an expectation in your company to come over every year or two and demand that we update this space with your latest set of investment decisions. Finally, choice of industry adjacent sourcing such as privateequitywire.co.uk concerns me a little bit because with those industry adjacent sources it can be quite difficult to determine their degree of independence from the subject and native advertising can be quite common.
Thus if you can rewrite your proposed draft with following feedback in mind, I will be happy to implement your changes:
  • change the wording to be more general and timeless, such as "Francisco Partners portfolio focuses on technology" (this is an example, not actual wording proposal)
  • if you use any specific companies as examples, make sure that you're ok with them remaining mentioned even if you cease your investment relationship, such as "Francisco Partners has invested in Google" (an example, I don't know if FP has any relationship with Google)
  • you try to find more mainstream sources, or at least less industry adjacent sources. If you cannot, multiple sources per claim would be helpful.
I am closing this edit request as declined, pending your response. However, this just means that I am declining this specific version you proposed. If you respond further, with or without the revised draft I requested, please feel free to reopen this request. Thanks Melmann 11:25, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Melmann. Thanks for your thoughts above. You make a good point about recentism and I agree that it makes sense for any remaining list to be more "timeless", as you say. I'm returning to reopen this request and share an updated draft, incorporating your above points of feedback.
Investments portfolio (updated draft)
Top-ranked in 2020 among tech specialist private equity firms,[1][2] Francisco Partners has a list of portfolio companies that changes frequently. Though not a comprehensive list, noteworthy acquisitions and investments include GoodRx,[3][4] BeyondTrust,[5] Renaissance Learning,[6] MyHeritage,[7][8] Forcepoint,[9][10] Redis Labs,[11] and Verifone.[12]

References

  1. ^ Staff (January 27, 2021). "Francisco Partners tops 2020 HEC-DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking". Private Equity Wire. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Mendonça, Elisângela (January 25, 2021). "Francisco Partners crowned 2020's top money maker". Private Equity News. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Staff (September 22, 2020). "GoodRx sells shares above target in latest U.S. IPO success". Reuters. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Bursztynsky, Jessica (September 23, 2020). "GoodRx closes up 53% in market debut". CNBC. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Shoorbajee, Zaid (September 13, 2018). "Bomgar to acquire fellow access management company BeyondTrust". CyberScoop. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Cavanagh, Sean (May 7, 2018). "Renaissance Acquired by Francisco Partners, and New CEO Takes Helm". EdWeek. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Berkovitz, Uri (February 24, 2021). "Francisco Partners to buy Israeli co MyHeritage". Globes. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Orbach, Meir (February 24, 2021). "Francisco Partners to acquire genealogy company MyHeritage in $600 million deal". CTECH. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Thompson, Paul (October 28, 2020). "Austin cybersecurity company Forcepoint to be bought by California investment firm". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Harris, David (October 27, 2020). "Raytheon Unloads Security Subsidiary Forcepoint To Private Equity". CRN. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2019-02-19). "Redis Labs raises $60 million for its NoSQL database". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  12. ^ "Francisco Partners to Take VeriFone Private for $3.4 Billion". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
You'll notice that I retained a few from the current list that both have their own Wikipedia pages and also cite references that are more widely distributed than those "industry-adjacent" ones that present concerns. If you agree that this list is more relevant and timeless, I ask for you to incorporate these updates in the live article on my behalf. I will not do so due to my conflict of interest. Thanks again, Janice at FP (talk) 23:02, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
See changes. I think this addresses the current and future changes. Ferkjl (talk) 13:10, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Updates to introduction

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Hello! Thanks to User:Ferkjl's help with my related request above, content within the article's List of investments section is now more current and timeless. As such, I noticed that the introduction is now similarly out-of-date where it says "The firm currently has five active funds and roughly 50 current portfolio companies, including Verifone, Renaissance Learning, Bomgar, GoodRx, Quest, BluJay (formerly Kewill), ClickSoftware Technologies, SmartBear Software, and SonicWall." If editors agree, is a volunteer willing to assist by replacing this sentence with relevant details from the List of investments section? Ferkjl, thanks again for your help with my other request, I'm pinging you here in case you would care to weigh in on the best handling of this, or aid with its implementation as an extension of your last edit. A reminder: I will not make my own updates to the page as I respect the rules in place for my conflict of interest as an employee of Francisco Partners. Thank you all for any consideration, please let me know if other information is needed and I'll happily collaborate further. Janice at FP (talk) 21:47, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take a quick look. In general, not a fan of "currently," so I'll replace with "As of" clauses. --FeldBum (talk) 18:49, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Janice at FP, I'd like to update the intro with something like "As of April 2021, Francisco Partners has XX active funds and YY portfolio companies, including A, B, C, D and E." Wanna help me find the numbers and nouns to fill in those letters? And some sources for those (although I'm pretty good at that and can help). This is the intro, so I don't think you should list all investments--and I'd lean to investments that exist on Wikipedia, instead of redlinks or unlinked companies. --FeldBum (talk) 18:55, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi FeldBum, I'm returning to help with the "numbers and nouns" of your proposed content framework, as requested.
  • I want to start off by noting that Francisco Partners has more than $25 billion in assets under management and it has invested in more than 300 technology companies, which you see here in our press release. However, I know that press releases like this are not ideal, so I found this U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that verifies more than $25 billion in assets under management and a 2020 Chicago Business Journal source that says Francisco Partners has invested in "more than 300 technology companies."
  • The List of investments section was recently updated, with User:Ferkjl's help, to add sources and include a more relevant and timeless sampling of the portfolio. This update replaced a comprehensive list that was difficult to keep current. As well, the section now only lists examples that have their own Wikipedia articles, as you suggest for the introduction.
  • I understand from the MOS:LEAD that the introduction should summarize details (and sources) that are most important from within the main body of the article. I believe the most relevant examples and sources may be found in the current List of investments section of the current article.
With all of the above in mind, I tried to complete your proposed framework, with appropriate sourcing, as follows:
As of 2020, Francisco Partners had more than $25 billion in assets under management[1] and invested in over 300 companies in the technology sector.[2] Though not a comprehensive list, noteworthy acquisitions and investments include GoodRx,[3][4] BeyondTrust,[5] Renaissance Learning,[6] MyHeritage,[7][8] Forcepoint,[9][10] Redis Labs,[11] and Verifone.[12]

References

  1. ^ "FORM ADV UNIFORM APPLICATION FOR INVESTMENT ADVISER REGISTRATION". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. ^ I-Chun Chen (July 27, 2020). "GAINSystems receives investment from Francisco Partners". Chicago Business Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Staff (September 22, 2020). "GoodRx sells shares above target in latest U.S. IPO success". Reuters. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Bursztynsky, Jessica (September 23, 2020). "GoodRx closes up 53% in market debut". CNBC. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Shoorbajee, Zaid (September 13, 2018). "Bomgar to acquire fellow access management company BeyondTrust". CyberScoop. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Cavanagh, Sean (May 7, 2018). "Renaissance Acquired by Francisco Partners, and New CEO Takes Helm". EdWeek. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Berkovitz, Uri (February 24, 2021). "Francisco Partners to buy Israeli co MyHeritage". Globes. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Orbach, Meir (February 24, 2021). "Francisco Partners to acquire genealogy company MyHeritage in $600 million deal". CTECH. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Thompson, Paul (October 28, 2020). "Austin cybersecurity company Forcepoint to be bought by California investment firm". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Harris, David (October 27, 2020). "Raytheon Unloads Security Subsidiary Forcepoint To Private Equity". CRN. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2019-02-19). "Redis Labs raises $60 million for its NoSQL database". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  12. ^ "Francisco Partners to Take VeriFone Private for $3.4 Billion". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
Does this provide what you need to update the article introduction on my behalf? Please let me know if there's any more I can do to help. Thanks for collaborating! Janice at FP (talk) 21:39, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It's reasonable. I went ahead and implemented it. Ferkjl (talk) 08:56, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ferkjl, thank you for your assistance! The introduction is a more current and effective summary for readers, thanks to your help to apply these edits. I see there is one other piece of outdated information in the lead, specifically "Founded in August 1999 and based in San Francisco and London, Francisco Partners Management L.P. has raised approximately USD $14 billion in committed capital." That sentence is missing our New York office and the committed capital now equals $24b following a fundraiser last year. For ease, I'm again including a proposed draft, with sourcing, for what might replace the above outdated details:
DRAFT: Founded in August 1999 and based in San Francisco with offices in London and New York, Francisco Partners Management L.P. has raised approximately USD $24 billion in committed capital as of June 2020 when the firm raised nearly $10 billion for tech company investments. At the time it was noted as one of the largest capital pools gathered among private equity firms that year.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Cooper, Laura; Louch, William (June 2, 2020). "Francisco Partners Raises Nearly $10 Billion for Tech Deals". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Francisco Partners Raises Almost $10 Billion In Capital For Tech Investments". San Francisco News. June 5, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
You will notice that I removed the Forbes citation from this part of the intro. That is because the Forbes piece only confirmed that Francisco Partners has bases in San Francisco and London. The source I used from San Francisco News has more updated information. It is worth pointing out that removing the Forbes source from the intro does not remove it from the article altogether, as that piece is cited later in this Wikipedia entry. Using both The Wall Street Journal and San Francisco News sources allows this article to cite something other than Francisco Partners' website.
As always, I welcome input from others. Also, some of these suggested details might be better suited for the body of the article. Perhaps an experienced editor can determine which details should be included in the lead and which should be included in the body as well, if any. Also, is there a volunteer who is willing to incorporate these changes into the live article for me? Once again, I'm mindful of rules about my conflict of interest and will not do so myself. Thanks for any consideration. Janice at FP (talk) 21:36, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ferkjl and FeldBum, I wanted to notify you of this most recent request in case you are still interested. Thanks for considering. Janice at FP (talk) 19:23, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Janice at FP: check Partially implemented The last sentence is too promotional for my taste, but I would not oppose it if another editor chose to implement it. Melmann 11:53, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Janice at FP: Agreed. I updated the infobox with the new AUM #, but that other line is both too promotional and not encyclopedic enough for me. --FeldBum (talk) 17:27, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Melmann and FeldBum, thank you both for your assistance! Janice at FP (talk) 19:16, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Additional updates

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Hello! I am here with a request for two more updates to this article. A reminder: I will not make my own updates to the page as I respect the rules in place for my conflict of interest as an employee of Francisco Partners. There are two major developments that are not yet reflected in this article, so I wanted to request their inclusion. If editors agree, I propose to:

DRAFT: In May 2021, Francisco Partners and TPG Capital agreed to acquire cloud-based integration business Boomi from Dell for $4 billion.[1]
DRAFT: GoodRx went public on the Nasdaq in September 2020, with a market cap of about $19.4 billion.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gottfried, Miriam (May 2, 2021). "Dell Reaches Deal to Sell Boomi to TPG, Francisco Partners". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Bursztynsky, Jessica (September 23, 2020). "GoodRx closes up 53% in market debut". CNBC. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

Melmann and FeldBum, I wanted to notify you of this most recent request in case you are still interested. Thank you all for any consideration, please let me know if other information is needed and I'll happily collaborate further. Janice at FP (talk) 16:25, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Janice at FP, made those edit requests. --FeldBum (talk) 22:45, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
FeldBum, thank you for your assistance! Janice at FP (talk) 23:12, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

HEC-Dow Jones ranking

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Hello! I am here with a request to update this article with new information. I will not make my own updates to the page as I respect the rules in place for my conflict of interest as an employee of Francisco Partners.

If editors agree, I propose to:

  • add Francisco Partners' rank on the 2025 HEC-Dow Jones Private Equity Performance Ranking to the Investments section
DRAFT: Francisco Partners was named the No. 1 performing large cap private equity firm on the 2025 HEC-Dow Jones Private Equity Performance Ranking.[1]

References

  1. ^ McCarthy, Sebastian (February 4, 2025). "The Top 20 Large-Cap Buyout Firms Revealed". Private Equity News. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

FeldBum, I am notifying you in case you are still interested in this article. Thanks to everyone for considering. Janice at FP (talk) 23:07, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll take a look. --FeldBum (talk) 01:09, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@FeldBum: Thanks for taking a look. Let me know if you have any questions. Janice at FP (talk) 21:53, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added FeldBum (talk) 03:48, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@FeldBum: Thank you for your assistance! Janice at FP (talk) 23:09, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Updates to Infobox and History section

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Hello! I am here with additional requests to update this article, including recent acquisitions and funds. I wanted to disclose again that I will not make direct edits to the page because I am an employee of Francisco Partners. The following are a few developments that are not yet reflected in this article, so I wanted to request their inclusion.

If editors agree, I propose to add the following sentences to the History section (where they would fit chronologically):

  • Francisco Partner's VI LP fund raised $7.45 billion, Francisco Partners' Agility II fund raised $1.5 billion, and Francisco Partners Credit raised $750 million in 2020.[1]
  • Francisco Partners raised $2.2 billion in its FP Credit Partners II in 2021.[2]
  • Francisco Partners raised $13.5 billion for its VII LP fund and $3.3 billion for its Francisco Partners Agility III LP fund in 2022.[3]
  • Francisco Partners bought Blancco Technology Group in a deal worth £175 million in 2023.[4]
  • Private equity firm KKR sold the audiobook publisher RBmedia to H.I.G. Capital and Francisco Partners in a transaction valued at over $1 billion in September 2023.[5]
  • In 2024, Synopsys sold its Software Integrity Group (later called Black Duck Software) to Clearlake Capital Group and Francisco Partners for a value of up to $2.1 billion.[6][7]
  • Francisco Partners and TA Associates acquired Orisha, a European vertical software company, in 2024.[8]
  • Global Payments sold its medical software business, AdvancedMD, to Francisco Partners for $1.13 billion in October 2024.[9]

References

  1. ^ Cooper, Laura; Louch, William (June 2, 2020). "Francisco Partners Raises Nearly $10 Billion for Tech Deals". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Weinman, Aaron (October 13, 2021). "A new $2.2 billion tech-focused credit fund headed up by a former Blackstone exec is hunting for opportunities in payments and supply-chain systems". Business Insider. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Cooper, Laura; Kreutzer, Laura (July 12, 2022). "Francisco Partners Collects Nearly $17 Billion to Back Technology Deals". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  4. ^ Murphy, Ian (December 6, 2023). "Francisco Partners completes Blancco acquisition". Enterprise Times. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Milliot, Jim (September 18, 2023). "With a Twist, Sale of RBmedia Completed". Publisher's Weekly. Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  6. ^ Wack, Chris (May 6, 2024). "Synopsys Selling Software Integrity Group to Clearlake Capital, Francisco Partners". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  7. ^ Sweeney, Erica (November 20, 2024). "AI is helping one software security company send 5 times the number of threat alerts in record time". Business Insider. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  8. ^ Joseph, Irien (July 17, 2024). "Francisco Partners, TA to take co-controlling stakes in Orisha". PE Hub. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  9. ^ Nishant, Niket (October 30, 2024). "Global Payments sharpens core focus with $1.1 bln medical software unit sale". Reuters. Retrieved January 22, 2025.

And add the following subsidiaries to the Infobox:

FeldBum, I am notifying you in case you are still interested in this article. Thanks to everyone for considering. Janice at FP (talk) 23:23, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure - I can work on these. I'm going to rework some of the history section to fit these in. Where possible, I'll be adding months, and I'll usually rewrite to lead with months. --FeldBum (talk) 22:32, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @FeldBum: I see you have already added the information about fundraising for the three funds in June 2020 and the FP Credit Partners II fund. Thank you again for your assistance! Let me know if you have any questions while you make the remaining edits. Janice at FP (talk) 23:17, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey @Janice at FP: I think I got everthing. I changed some language and citations, but all the additions looked good to me. --FeldBum (talk) 21:30, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Quorum Software typo

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Hello! Thank you Lukadongchuchu for your most recent addition. I wanted to let you know that there was a minor spelling mistake in the name of the software, Quorum Software, in your edit. The software is spelled "Quorum", not "Quirum". Would you or another editor be able to correct the spelling?

I am not doing it myself because I have a conflict of interest as an employee of Francisco Partners. Thanks for considering. Janice at FP (talk) 19:29, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I made a basic mistake. I will correct it right away. Thank you for your feedback! Lukadongchuchu (talk) 08:03, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Lukadongchuchu: Absolutely no problem. Thank you for the correction! Janice at FP (talk) 23:18, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like this was done, so marking as complete. --FeldBum (talk) 14:05, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request for intro and "Investments"

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Hello! I am here with another request for a couple of updates. I wanted to disclose again that I will not make direct edits to the page because I am an employee of Francisco Partners, even though these are simple and not controversial. If editors agree, I propose to:

  • update assets under management in the infobox to US$45 billion (2024)[1]
  • in Investments, the section begins by mentioning that Francisco Partners is "Top-ranked in 2020 among tech specialist private equity firms…" Francisco Partners has also been an HEC Paris-DowJones top performer in 2021,[2] 2022,[3] 2023,[4] and 2024.[5] Based on this, do editors think the line "Top-ranked in 2020 among tech specialist private equity firms…" can be changed to "Top-ranked in 2020–2024 among tech specialist private equity firms…"?

References

  1. ^ Kreutzer, Laura (August 12, 2024). "Francisco Partners to Sell QGenda to Hearst in a More Than $2 Billion Exit". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "Accel-KKR Tops the 2021 HEC - DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking". HEC Paris-DowJones. January 24, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "HEC Paris-DowJones 2022 Large Buyout Performance Rankings show a stronger presence of European firms in the global top 20". HEC Paris-DowJones. February 8, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Dow Jones Ranking Reflects Dominance of US Firms in Private Equity". HEC Paris-DowJones. February 7, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Sebastian. "Rankings: The top 20 large-cap buyout firms revealed". www.penews.com. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

FeldBum, I am notifying you again since you have reviewed similar requests. Thanks to everyone for considering. Janice at FP (talk) 13:29, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Janice at FP, I'll take a closer look but these look fine to me. The current line is a little "puffery," but that can be easily fixed by adding who has ranked Francisco Partners so highly (in this case, HEC Paris-DowJones). I can update to include both. --FeldBum (talk) 13:53, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @FeldBum: I wanted to check in to see if you had anything you needed while taking a closer look or any further questions on this request? Let me know, and thank you again. Janice at FP (talk) 21:11, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Janice at FP, thanks for the reminder. I think I got it all now. --FeldBum (talk) 19:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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