Perforce

Perforce Software, Inc.
Company type	Private
Industry	Version control software, application lifecycle management, Git repository management, developer collaboration tools, platform automation tools, and Agile planning software
Founded	1995; 29 years ago in Alameda, California, U.S.
Founder	Christopher Seiwald
Headquarters	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Christopher Seiwald (Founder); Jim Cassens (CEO); Janet Dryer (Chair);
Products	Akana; CodeDynamics; Gliffy; Hansoft; Helix ALM suite; Helix Core; Helix QAC; Helix Swarm; Helix TeamHub; HostAccess; HydraExpress; IMSL Numerical Libraries; JRebel and Xrebel; Klocwork; OpenLogic; Perfecto; Puppet; PV-WAVE; SourcePro; Stringray; TestCraft; TotalView for HPC; Visualization; Zend Server; Zend Studio;
Owner	Clearlake Capital; Francisco Partners;
Number of employees	1,200 (2022)
Website	perforce.com

Perforce Software, Inc. is an American developer of software used for developing and running applications, including version control software, web-based repository management, developer collaboration, application lifecycle management, web application servers, debugging tools, platform automation, and agile planning software.

The company is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is equally owned by private equity firms Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners.^[2]^[3]

^ Spencer, Malia; Jones, Carter (2022-04-11). "Perforce Software buys pioneering Portland software maker Puppet". American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06.
^ "Clearlake Capital Buys Perforce Software". socaltech.com. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
^ "Francisco Partners, Clearlake link on Perforce deal". pitchbook.com. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-15.

[puppet-1] Spencer, Malia; Jones, Carter (2022-04-11). "Perforce Software buys pioneering Portland software maker Puppet". American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on 2022-11-06.

[socal1-2] "Clearlake Capital Buys Perforce Software". socaltech.com. 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

[pitch1-3] "Francisco Partners, Clearlake link on Perforce deal". pitchbook.com. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-15.

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