Francisco Partners introduced that the agency’s co-founder, Sanford “Sandy” Robertson, handed away.
Robertson was 93 years of age.
Previous to co-founding Francisco Companions in 1999, Sanford Robertson was the Founder and Chairman of Robertson, Stephens & Firm, a know-how funding financial institution which was fashioned in 1978 and bought to Financial institution of America in 1998. He beforehand based Robertson, Coleman, Siebel & Weisel, later renamed Montgomery Securities, one other distinguished know-how funding financial institution. All through his profession, he was an lively know-how investor and banker who suggested most of the most well-known funding corporations and corporations, together with AOL, Utilized Supplies, Chiron, Cypress Semiconductor, Dell, E*TRADE, Gilead Sciences, Pixar, Solar Microsystems and Salesforce.com together with many others.
Robertson is survived by his spouse, Nancy, three daughters, Laura, Brett, and Lee Ann, and 6 grandchildren and two nice grandchildren.
Francisco Companions is an funding agency that focuses on partnering with know-how and technology-enabled companies. Since its launch 25 years in the past, it has invested in additional than 450 know-how firms, making it one of the lively and longstanding buyers within the know-how business. With roughly $45 Billion in capital raised, the agency invests in alternatives the place its deep sectoral data and operational experience might help firms understand their full potential.
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