Francisco Partners' Ashley Evans Named to The Wall Street Journal's Pro PE 2024 Women to Watch List as a Senior Dealmaker

Ashley Evans, a deal partner in Francisco Partners’ Application Software Group, has led or co-led deals totaling more than $3 billion in equity commitments over her career and served on the board of 12 software companies. At Francisco Partners, a private equity firm with about $45 billion under management, she has co-led deals in financial-technology business Macrobond and payroll- and accounting-software company GreenSlate, and sits on both companies’ boards. She also holds board seats at FP portfolio companies Payscale, Litmos and Sourcescrub. She is actively engaged in initiatives to support women in private equity, including recruiting more than 10 female board members or executives in the past two years.

About The Wall Street Journal's Pro PE Women to Watch Awards

Each year since 2015, Private Equity Analyst has honored a different group of women who have risen through the professional ranks of their respective firms, or even launched firms themselves. This year’s honorees have proven their deal-making chops across various industries, including technology, business services, consumer, media, entertainment and healthcare. Many have also stood out as leaders in mentoring and cultivating talent not only at their respective firms but across the industry itself.

Read the 2024 honoree list in WSJ Pro PE’s special report on Women to Watch, here: https://www.wsj.com/pro/private-equity/magazine