Form D · Private Equity Fund

Francisco Partners III, L.P.

San Francisco, CA · CIK 0001513867

Offering snapshot reported Feb 28, 2011 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $1.93B
Investors reported: 145
Minimum accepted: $0
First sale: Aug 7, 2009

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Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Feb 28, 2011	Initial	$1,932,800,000	No comparison	145	SEC filing

Offering details

Securities: Pooled investment fund
Exemptions: 06, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year: No
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $8.39M
Finders' fees: $0
Form D file number: 021-155953

Amounts listed as "Sales Commissions" represent placement fees paid in connection with investments made by certain of the Issuer's limited partners.

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC	2528	Lazard Freres & Co. LLC · CRD 2528
TransPacific Group LLC	143869	TransPacific Group LLC · CRD 143869

Source: Form D, filed Feb 28, 2011. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

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FRANCISCO PARTNERS III, L.P.

Investment adviser: FRANCISCO PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, L.P.

Gross asset value: $173M
Beneficial owners: 153
ADV minimum commitment: $100K

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 31, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator ULTIMUS LEVERPOINT PRIVATE FUND SOLUTIONS CLIFTON PARK, New York, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No

Auditor BDO USA, LLP SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States

Custodian JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION COLUMBUS, Ohio, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No

Provider details

Annual audit: Yes
Prime brokers: No
Custodians: Yes
Administrator other than the adviser: Yes
External marketing: No

BDO USA, LLP
PCAOB 243

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
LEI 7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE97

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SEC 8-7221

Filing source

Form ADV 2079387 · Mar 31, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-6719156266

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Values are the most recently reported in our imported data; the public profile may show a newer filing.

Related funds

Funds whose names form a numbered series with this one and that share its city or the name of a related person. Form D does not state how these funds are related.

Fund	Latest Form D	Reported sold	Investors
Francisco Partners III, L.P. (this fund)	Feb 28, 2011	$1,932,800,000	145
FRANCISCO PARTNERS IV, L.P.	Nov 10, 2014	Yet to sell	0
FRANCISCO PARTNERS V, L.P.	Sep 28, 2017	Yet to sell	0
FRANCISCO PARTNERS VI, L.P.	Apr 16, 2020	Yet to sell	0
FRANCISCO PARTNERS VII, L.P.	Feb 14, 2022	Yet to sell	0
Francisco Partners VIII, L.P.	Feb 24, 2026	Yet to sell	0

People & organizations

Current and past Form D appearances. These existing records do not establish a person's current role or uniquely identify them across issuers.

People and organizations reported in Form D filings
Name	Reported role
Benjamin H. Ball	Director
Dipanjan Deb	Director
N/A Francisco Partners Gp Iii, L.P.	Director
N/A Francisco Partners Gp Iii Management, Llc	Director
Neil M. Garfinkel	Director
Keith Geeslin	Director
David R. Golob	Director
Ezra Perlman	Director
David M. Stanton	Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

Letterman Digital Arts Center One Letterman Drive, Building C 410
San Francisco, CA, 94129