Approved · Waiver · decided in 26 days, 31 Aug 2026
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Francisco Partners is acquiring Project Potter Holdings (including Command Alkon Australia Pty Ltd) via a unit purchase from Thoma Bravo LP and other equity holders. Command Alkon provides automation software for the heavy building materials industry. Post-acquisition, Francisco Partners and Heidelberg Materials AG will jointly control Command Alkon.
Pursuant to a unit purchase agreement, funds advised by Francisco Partners Management, L.P. (together with its affiliated funds, Francisco Partners) will indirectly acquire all the equity interests in Project Potter Holdings, LLC, together with its subsidiaries, including Command Alkon Australia Pty Ltd (Command Alkon), that are currently held by funds managed by Thoma Bravo LP (Thoma Bravo) and certain other equity holders (the Acquisition). Command Alkon is currently jointly controlled by Thoma Bravo and Heidelberg Materials AG (Heidelberg Materials). Following completion of the Acquisition, Francisco Partners and Heidelberg Materials will jointly control Command Alkon. Francisco Partners is a global investment firm headquartered in San Francisco. It is a technology-focused investment firm with significant experience investing in and supporting technology companies. Command Alkon is headquartered in Ohio and consists of several software companies that deliver automation software solutions. These solutions are used in the heavy building materials industry for purposes including pricing and quoting, order taking, scheduling and delivery, dispatching, batching, ticketing, truck tracking and management, and quality control, in connection with the production of materials such as ready-mixed or pre-cast concrete, cement, aggregates and asphalt.