Kirkland Counsels Francisco Partners on Closing of $600 Million Agility Fund

Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Francisco Partners Management, L.P., a leading technology private equity investment firm, on the closing of its Agility Fund, a $600 million fund targeting smaller technology deals. Francisco Partners is still investing FP IV, which includes investments such as Capsilon, Click Software, GoodRx, and the recently acquired Dell Software Group. FP IV will continue Francisco Partners’ focus on middle-market technology companies in the U.S., Europe, and Israel targeting transaction values between $50 million and $2 billion while Agility will target sub $50 million investments. The full release is available here.

The Kirkland team was led by investment funds partners Sarah Kirson and Justin Solomon. The team also included investment funds partners Matthew Cohen and Kevin Bettsteller and associates Seth Fishman and Gloria Ho.

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