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 Silver Point Leads Financing for Francisco Partners’ and Berkshire Partners’ Investment in Accela

 

Greenwich, CT, September 7, 2023 -- Silver Point Finance, a subsidiary of Silver Point Capital, L.P., led a Senior Secured financing to support Francisco Partners’ investment in Accela, the trusted provider of cloud solutions at the heart of government operations. Berkshire Partners will remain a significant investor with an equal equity holding in Accela.

 

About Accela 
Accela provides a unified suite of cloud solutions trusted by governments across the globe to accelerate their digital transformation, deliver vital services, and build stronger communities. More than 300 million residents worldwide benefit from Accela’s government software solutions. The company offers agile, purpose-built solutions and the power of a platform that provides users with a consumer-like experience, shares data across departments, and ensures world-class security. Accela is headquartered in San Ramon, California, with offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.accela.com.

 

About Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners is a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses. Since its launch over 20 years ago, Francisco Partners has invested in more than 400 technology companies, making it one of the most active and longstanding investors in the technology industry. With approximately $45 billion in capital raised to date, the firm invests in opportunities where its deep sectoral knowledge and operational expertise can help companies realize their full potential. For more information, please visit www.franciscopartners.com.

 

Berkshire Partners is a 100% employee-owned, multi-sector specialist investor in private and public equity. The firm's private equity team invests in well-positioned, growing companies across technology & communications, consumer, healthcare, and services & industrials. Since inception, Berkshire Partners has made more than 150 private equity investments and has a strong history of collaborating with management teams to grow the companies in which it invests. The firm's public equity group, Stockbridge, founded in 2007, manages a concentrated portfolio seeking attractive long-term investments. The firm's Stockbridge and Private Equity teams frequently collaborate and leverage their collective industry expertise across sectors. For additional information, visit www.berkshirepartners.com.

 

Silver Point Finance, a subsidiary of Silver Point Capital, L.P., is the firm’s dedicated financing business, providing customized financing solutions to middle-market companies across a broad range of industries. Silver Point Finance provides capital for acquisitions, refinancings, bridge loans, growth capital, balance sheet restructurings and leveraged recapitalizations. Silver Point Finance, along with certain affiliates, now manages ~$11 billion in investible capital to deploy into its direct lending strategy. For more information on Silver Point Finance, please visit www.silverpointfinance.com.

 

Silver Point Capital, L.P. (“Silver Point”) is a registered investment adviser that focuses on global credit investing.  Founded in 2002 by Edward A. Mulé and Robert J. O’Shea, Silver Point was designed and built to have the deep resources, expertise and capital needed to invest in the global credit markets.  Silver Point’s business model seeks to capture synergies across its platform, build comparative advantages in every area of the Firm, hire and train exceptional people, and establish a culture of teamwork. As of June 2023, Silver Point has 289 employees, including over 97 investment professionals, and $24 billion in investible assets. Since 2003, Silver Point has deployed over $135 billion in global credit investments.