Jun
30
Francisco Partners Completes Acquisition of IBM’s Healthcare Data and Analytics Assets; Launches Healthcare Data Company Merative

Merative will deliver industry-leading data and technology across the healthcare value chain

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 30, 2022Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that
specializes in partnering with technology businesses, today announced that it has completed the
acquisition of healthcare data and analytics assets that were part of IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Watson Health
business, previously announced in January.

Under the ownership of Francisco Partners, the new standalone company will be called Merative and will
be headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Merative brings together market-leading offerings that deliver value across the global healthcare
ecosystem, serving c...


Feb
23
True Wind Capital Makes Growth Investment in Sterling Capital Brokers, A Leading Canadian Tech-Enabled Benefit Consulting Platform

Partnership Will Enable Sterling to Accelerate Growth Initiatives and Invest in Innovation

SAN FRANCISCO & TORONTO – February 22, 2022 – True Wind Capital (“True Wind”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced a significant growth investment in Sterling Capital Brokers (“Sterling”), one of Canada's leading independent benefit consulting firms that provides proprietary technology solutions to high-growth businesses and multinational enterprises. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 2014, Sterling offers a comprehensive suite of bespoke employee benefit insurance solutio...


Jan
23
True Wind Capital and Elyan Partners Make Strategic Growth Investment in Envoy Global

SAN FRANCISCO, PARIS, CHICAGO January 24, 2022 –True Wind Capital (“True Wind”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, and Elyan Partners (“Elyan”), a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership, today announced a growth investment in Envoy Global (“Envoy”), a leading, mission-driven provider of software and services solutions to the global business immigration market. True Wind and Elyan are partnering with Palladium Equity Partners (“Palladium”), affiliates of which acquired Envoy in September 2021 and which will remain the company’s largest shareholder.

Ba...


Jan
13
True Wind Capital Announces Strategic Investment in W Energy Software

Growth Equity Investment to Accelerate Company’s Expansion into New Markets and Position it to Capitalize on Energy Transition

Mark Hill Appointed CEO Following Leadership Succession Plan

SAN FRANCISCO – January 13, 2022 – True Wind Capital (“True Wind”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced a strategic growth investment in W Energy Software (the “Company”). M33 Growth, LLC, a Boston-based venture and growth-stage investment firm that previously invested in W Energy Software, along with the Company’s founders and other shareholders, are rolling a meaningful portion of thei...


Jan
09
True Wind Capital Announces David Hirsch, Will Heldfond And John Gray Promoted To Principal

SAN FRANCISCO, January 10, 2022 – True Wind Capital (“True Wind”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced the promotions of David Hirsch, Will Heldfond and John Gray to Principal.

“These highly deserved promotions reflect True Wind’s commitment to cultivating the growth of our top talent and underscore the firm’s recent accomplishments,” said Adam Clammer and James H. Greene, Jr., Founding Partners of True Wind. “David, John and Will have each demonstrated steadfast leadership and dedication that have been instrumental in the firm’s ongoing success. We look forward to...


Dec
14
Transflo and True Wind Capital announce significant new equity investment from Bregal Sagemount

New investment provides leading software company for the supply chain and transportation sectors with significant additional resources to drive growth

NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO, December 14, 2021 – Transflo, a leading provider of mobile business intelligence and payments facilitation tools to the transportation sector, today announced a significant new equity investment. Together with True Wind Capital (“True Wind”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, Transflo welcomes Bregal Sagemount (“Sagemount”), a global private equity firm that specializes in backing growing companies to the Board and investor base...


Nov
30
True Wind Capital Strengthens Senior Team

Appointments reflect firm’s rapid growth and follow recent closing of $817 million second fund

SAN FRANCISCO, November 30, 2021 – True Wind Capital (“True Wind”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced that it has strengthened its team with the addition of the following seasoned professionals:

  • Nima Kelly has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Kelly most recently served as Chief Legal Officer at GoDaddy, where she worked for 19 years and held a variety of legal and operational roles. Her notable highlights include shepherding GoDaddy’s evolution from a...


Nov
17
TA Associates and True Wind Capital Announce Strategic Growth Investment in e-Emphasys Technologies

BOSTON and SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, 2021 – TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, and True Wind Capital, a technology focused private equity firm, today announced a strategic growth investment in e-Emphasys Technologies, a leading software and solutions provider to dealers and rental companies in the equipment distribution industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

e-Emphasys provides cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) and dealer management system (DMS) software to equipment dealerships and rental companies in the construction, mining, forestry, material handling, agriculture, heavy truck, aggregate and sanitation industries. The...


Nov
11
True Wind Capital Raises $817 Million for Second Fund

Continues Successful Strategy of Partnering with Strong Management Teams and Investing in Leading Technology Companies

SAN FRANCISCO, November 11, 2021 -- True Wind Capital (“True Wind” or “the Company”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced the successful close of its second fund, True Wind Capital II, L.P., (“Fund II” or the “Fund”) with $817 million in equity commitments, exceeding the Fund’s target.

True Wind was launched in 2015 by Adam Clammer and James H. Greene, Jr., who previously founded and led KKR’s Global Technology Group. Fund II will continue Tru...


Oct
24
Sysnet Global Solutions® Acquires SecureTrust™, a Division of Trustwave®, to Expand Security Solutions and Geographic Coverage

Acquisition expands Sysnet’s commitment to delivering cyber security and compliance solutions to organizations globally; the combined organization will be world’s largest QSA company

“We are very excited to have the SecureTrust team join Sysnet Global Solutions” - Tweet this

DUBLIN & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sysnet Global Solutions, a leading provider of cyber security and compliance solutions, today announced that it has acquired SecureTrust, a division of Trustwave, to further expand its cyber security solutions and accelerate its market expansion. SecureTrust, a leading provider of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, provides innovation and processes for achievi...