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Emailvision brings in Francisco Partners

new financial partner provides Emailvision with muscle to accelerate global sales expansion and product development

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Francisco Partners, one of the world’s leading technology funds, has joined Emailvision to support its international expansion and market leadership ambitions.

Francisco Partners is leading a consortium that already controls 86.7 per cent share in the company, which is the world’s fastest growing email service provider (ESP).

The partnership will enable Emailvision to strengthen its presence in existing markets, as well as expand into new ones – making its offering truly global. It will support the company’s ambition to reach over 10,000 clients worldwide over the next 3 years.

The fund will also help accelerate the development of Campaign Commander, Emailvision’s pioneering software service for email marketing. Emailvision is now accelerating investments in talent and resources across all departments of the company.

CEO Nick Heys, General Manager Guy Porré, and the existing management team will continue to lead the company. Deep Shah and Neil Garfinkel from Francisco Partners will replace the outgoing Venture Capital and independent board members.

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“We were impressed by the strong company culture and by Emailvision’s powerful technology platform for email marketing,” said Deep Shah, partner at Francisco Partners. “We look forward to working with the management team to further develop the technology and diversify the already impressive offering.”

“We are pleased to announce this significant investment and reveal our plans for the future,” said Nick Heys, CEO of Emailvision. “Our ambition has always been to become the worldwide market leader and the partnership with Francisco Partners will allow us to realise this goal much sooner. It will mean more technological advancements and features for our clients, increased investment in our talent base and the opportunity to diversify into new markets – taking the company from strength to strength.”

About Emailvision

Founded in 1999, Emailvision has grown to become the global market leader in software as a service for email marketing.  The Emailvision mission is to provide excellence in software & service for our clients to reach their email marketing goals.

The Emailvision software service, Campaign Commander™, has become the industry standard email marketing tool for eCommerce and publishing. Emailvision has over 4500 users worldwide.

Campaign Commander™ is used by marketers worldwide to plan, design, deliver and analyze their email marketing campaigns. This software service allows marketers to execute advanced tactics with minimal technical skills.

In 2009, Emailvision delivered over 24 Billion messages on behalf of 2000 clients and achieved a record 96.5% delivery rate. This quality of service is driven by over 10 years of research and development in global email delivery and deliverability.

In addition to its pioneering technology platform, Emailvision offers a global network of support and professional services. Passionate account managers provide clients with best practice advice, training and professional services.

The company has a growing staff of over 240 and offices in the major international markets including the USA, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Spain and Italy. Emailvision is listed on the NYSE Alternext stock exchange.

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