The founders of Candescent Partners have originated, structured and managed in excess of $850 million of private equity investments in 48 private growth companies.

Software

Ardence, Inc.

Ardence is a provider operating system visualization technology that streamlines the maintenance and increases the utilization of distributed networks. Ardence also is a provider of embedded systems that are utilized as operating systems for medical instrumentation, industrial automation, and office automation products.

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.

Lionbridge Technologies is the leading independent provider of product globalization and testing services to information technology companies.

PaySys International, Inc.

PaySys International is a supplier of credit card transaction processing software to banks, retailer and third party processors. PaySys' flagship software product, VisionPLUS, is a customizable software system consisting of a range of integrated application modules for processing both bank and retail credit card transactions.

SoftBase Systems

SoftBase is a leading provider of application testing solutions for IBM'S DB2 database

Quadrant Software LLC.

Quadrant Software is a leading provider of electronic document management software primarily for the IBM iSeries.