Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Paradigm

Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions Invests in Paradigm

July 2, 2025

Healthcare Services

Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions made a strategic investment in Paradigm, a Walnut Creek–based specialty care management firm focused on complex, high-cost cases in the U.S. workers' compensation and healthcare markets. Existing investors OMERS Private Equity and Summit Partners will maintain their interests; the funding is intended to support Paradigm's continued innovation and market expansion.

Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Accela

September 6, 2023

Government & Public Sector

Accela, a provider of cloud-based government software, received a strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners while Berkshire Partners remains a significant, equal equity investor. The undisclosed capital will be used to accelerate Accela's product and market growth as the company expands its civic cloud platform for state and local governments.

Francisco Partners Makes Growth Investment in GAINSystems

July 27, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

GAINSystems, a provider of supply chain planning and inventory optimization software, received a growth investment from Francisco Partners — the company’s first institutional capital. GAINSystems CEO Bill Benton and the management team retain a controlling ownership stake as the company scales product and go-to-market efforts.

Francisco Partners to Acquire Elite Legal Tech Provider

August 8, 2025

Software

Francisco Partners will acquire Elite, a legal industry software and integrated payments solutions provider, from TPG Capital and Thomson Reuters. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, and terms were not disclosed.

Patient Square Capital Acquires Paradigm

February 12, 2026

Healthcare Services

Paradigm, a specialty care management organization focused on complex injuries and diagnoses, entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Patient Square Capital. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026 and represents the end of Paradigm’s partnership with OMERS Private Equity.

Francisco Partners Invests in Perforce Software, Joining Clearlake as Equal Partner

July 8, 2019

Software

Perforce Software received a significant new equity investment from Francisco Partners, which will become an equal partner with affiliates of Clearlake Capital; Perforce's management also participated in the transaction. The capital will support Perforce's buy-and-build growth strategy to expand its DevOps platform, accelerate M&A activity and extend its global footprint; terms were not disclosed.