2020
Year In Review

For nearly 20 years, Mainsail Partners has invested in founder-led software companies, working alongside management teams striving to drive growth and innovation. 2020 was a year unlike any other, and we are proud of the way our team and our portfolio companies navigated it with agility and tenacity.

As we look back on the year, we are pleased to share some of our most noteworthy highlights.

2020 Highlights

Closed $531M*
Fund V

Invested in 3 Software Platforms

Completed 4 company exits / recaps

Recognized Across the Industry with Awards & Acknowledgements

Mainsail Partners Listed as One of Inc.’s Top 50 Founder-Friendly Private Equity Firms

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Mainsail Investment Team Named on GrowthCap’s Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors List

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Mainsail’s Gavin Turner Named a Top Software Investor by GrowthCap

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Mainsail’s David Farsai Named Rising Star in Private Equity by Mergers & Acquisitions

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Expansion within Mainsail

Welcomed 4 new members to our team

Lynn Atkinson

Chief Operating Officer

Erica Curello

Vice President, Business Development

Phil Stern

Vice President, Sales Center of Excellence

Garret Jackson

Associate

And celebrated an internal promotion

Anthony Hayes

Senior Associate

Value Creation at Portfolio Companies

Throughout 2020, Mainsail’s dedicated team of operating professionals worked alongside the management teams of our portfolio companies to help drive growth.

Hired 34 executives to lead our portfolio companies

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Completed nearly 70 projects across the portfolio

"Mainsail helped our company stay on the offensive this year. This included supporting our team on projects across pricing, market strategy, M&A and recruiting talent."

Mark Tipton, CEO of Aspire Software

Hosted 24 virtual events for Mainsail and portfolio teams

Hosted events for Mainsailors and portfolio teams that included best practices to address changing workforce needs resulting from COVID.

Mainsail Supporting Our Community

Throughout 2020, we supported
50+ Philanthropic Organizations

Amounting to over
$100K in
Charitable Giving

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Mainsail Partners is committed to advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) within our organization and in our portfolio with the goal of being more effective investors. In 2020, we amplified our programs and activities focused on DEI at Mainsail and in our portfolio companies. We also provided support to DEI-focused organizations through monetary contributions and volunteering.

Portfolio

Our portfolio companies continue to progress on their growth journeys, and we are proud to be their partners.

Mainsail Partners is excited to welcome this new year, and we look forward to working with you in 2021.


* Mainsail Partners V, L.P., includes general partner and executive fund commitments

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The awards shown herein were awarded by third parties not affiliated with Mainsail Partners or an investor in Mainsail Partners-sponsored vehicles. The number of nominees reviewed for each of these awards was not disclosed to Mainsail, and therefore, the number of nominees reviewed and the percentage of nominees that received each award cannot be disclosed herein. These awards are given based on the applicable awarder’s own evaluations and opinions and such awards are not indicative of Mainsail Partners’ future performance and do not reflect the experience of, or any rating by, Mainsail investors. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusions as the awarders discussed herein. For more specific information about each award, please see below as well as the linked publications.

Inc.’s Top 50 Most Founder Friendly Private Equity Firms of 2020: The recognition was awarded on 10/27/20 for the period 2020. Inc. requested nominees provide them with a certain number of entrepreneur references, and Inc. independently assessed the nominees based on responses to a questionnaire by such entrepreneur references. Mainsail Partners paid an application fee to participate in this process. The receipt of compensation influences, and is likely to present a potential material conflict of interest, relating to the rating.

GrowthCap’s Top 40 under 40 of 2020: The recognition was awarded on 12/21/20 for the period 2020. GrowthCap independently assessed nominees based on written responses to questions on GrowthCap’s nomination form and other information, including on breadth of experience and performance metrics. GrowthCap also took into consideration third-party feedback from CEOs and other executives. Mainsail Partners paid a fee to distribute the GrowthCap Top 40 under 40 Growth Investors of 2020 results. The receipt of compensation influences, and is likely to present a potential material conflict of interest, relating to the rating.

GrowthCap’s Top 25 Software Investors of 2020: The recognition was awarded on 10/12/20 for the period 2020. GrowthCap independently assessed nominees based on written responses to questions on GrowthCap’s nomination form as well as nominees’ track record, breadth of experience, and overall investing capabilities. Mainsail Partners paid a fee to distribute the GrowthCap Top 25 Software Investors of 2020 results. The receipt of compensation influences, and is likely to present a potential material conflict of interest, relating to the rating.

Mergers and Acquisitions’ 2020 Rising Stars: The recognition was awarded on 6/29/20 for the period 2020. Mergers & Acquisitions independently assessed nominees based on such nominees’ written responses to questions on its application form.

The portfolio companies identified do not represent all of the investments made or recommended by Mainsail and were not selected based on the performance of such investments. Rather, they were selected as representative examples that clarify and typify Mainsail’s investment approach. These investments are meant to show a portion of the Mainsail portfolio and are not intended to be representative of any current or future investments. There can be no assurance that any investment vehicle managed by Mainsail will be able to consummate investments with the same or similar characteristics to the portfolio companies described herein, or that, if consummated, such investments will be profitable.

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