Follett Software News and Activities

Follett Software is owned by Francisco Partners. Francisco Partners has a direct presence in 10 countries.

Francisco Partners has 37 subsidiaries including AdvancedMD, Barbri and Connecture.

They are in:

• Software34%
• Financial Services26%
• Other39%

Acquisition, funding and merger involving Francisco Partners.

• Francisco Partners has acquired Efficient IP (posted on June 18 2026).
• Francisco Partners has announced the acquisition of Blackline Safety  (posted on April 15 2026).
• Francisco Partners has acquired Jamf (posted on February 2 2026).

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Most searched biographies at Follett Software

• Chris Porter, Chief Executive Officer
• Bill Slackman, Senior Vice President of Sales
• Monica Morrell, Chief Customer Officer

Popular executive movements at Francisco Partners

• Erin Blake, who was Managing Director, Legal Mergers and Acquisitions, is promoted to Partner, Legal Mergers and Acquisitions  (posted on April 7 2026).
• Brian Maury has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer  (posted on March 26 2026).
• Greg Hughes has joined the company as Senior Operating Partner  (posted on March 26 2026).

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Francisco Partners has 414 competitors including Pearson (United Kingdom (UK)), Duolingo (United States (USA)) and GIZ (Germany).

Popular M&A news in Education & Training

• ETS has announced the acquisition of ACT  (posted on July 9 2026).
• Stepful has just announced a $55 Million fundraising (posted on June 10 2026).
• Udemy and Coursera have merged  (posted on May 12 2026)..

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• Sarmad Mehraj - Senior Vice President at Unacademy
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Press releases by Follett Software

• Follett Software Honored with Three Future’s Best of Show Awards at ISTELive 2026, Presented by Tech & Learning
• Follett Destiny® Library Manager Earns Spot on G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards for Best Education Software Products
• Reimagined Destiny Engage Turns K-12 Reading Programs into Districtwide, Data-Informed Book Clubs
• Follett Software Launches K-12 Event Registration Platform to Eliminate Double Bookings and Recover the True Cost of Community Use

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