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  • Francisco Partners buys WatchGuard(2)
    David Rapp- 3 January 2013
  • PE firms to bid a reported $10bn on Philips semiconductor division
    David Rapp- 3 January 2013

    Three teams of private equity firms are in the final stages of bidding for the semiconductor division of Philips Electronics - a deal which could be valued at more than $10bn, according to news reports.

  • Francisco Partners to buy Ex Libris for reported $62m
    David Rapp- 3 January 2013

    The private equity firm has agreed to buy venture-backed Israeli software company Ex Libris for $62m, according to an Israeli newspaper.

  • Francisco Partners buys WatchGuard
    David Rapp- 3 January 2013

    The Menlo Park, California-based PE firm has reached an agreement to acquire WatchGuard Technologies, an internet security software and hardware developer, for $151m in cash.

  • Silver Lake clinches Serena Software deal
    Ken MacFadyen- 30 December 2012

    Silver Lake Partners agreed to take Serena Software private for roughly $1.2 billion, in what has been a busy week for public-to-private transactions.

  • Francisco completes FrontRange buy
    Ken MacFadyen- 30 December 2012

    Menlo Park-based tech buyout firm Francisco Partners has completed its purchase of CRM and voice application services outfit FrontRange Solutions in a roughly $200 million deal.

  • Francisco acquires CRM provider
    Ken MacFadyen- 30 December 2012

    Menlo Park-based tech specialist Francisco Partners acquired CRM and voice application services outfit FrontRange Solutions in a roughly $200m deal.

  • Cipio acquires fourth venture portfolio
    PEI Staff- 30 December 2012

    As its former CEO Ulrich Schumacher joins Francisco Partners, Infineon has completed the sale of its venture capital portfolio, one of the largest in Europe, to Cipio.

  • Equity trio buys legacy-software maker
    PEI Staff- 30 December 2012

    Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners have teamed to buy WRQ, a developer of software that emulates legacy software.

  • Americas
    PEI Staff- 30 December 2012