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Jason Brein

Partner at FRANCISCO PARTNERS

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03 May 2018|United States|Software

Target: RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

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14 May 2020|United Kingdom|Software

Target: METASWITCH NETWORKS

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

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31 Mar 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: BARBRI

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

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01 Sep 2021|United States|Software

Target: FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

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09 Nov 2021|United States|Software

Target: RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

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09 Mar 2022|United States|Education Services

Target: DISCOVERY EDUCATION

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

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17 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: LITMOS

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: NEWGLOBE SCHOOLS

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

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26 Jul 2023|United States|Recreational Products

Target: RBMEDIA

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

25 Target | 46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

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