Genstar Capital to Sell Majority Stake in OEConnection to Francisco Partners

In The News
November 11, 2025

Ropes & Gray has represented Genstar Capital and its portfolio company OEConnection LLC in their agreement to sell majority stake in OEConnection to  Francisco Partners. The transaction was announced on November 11 in a press release. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

OEConnection is a leading end-to-end platform serving as the mission-critical digital backbone for the automotive aftersales ecosystem.

Genstar is a leading private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the software, financial services, industrials, and health care industries. 

The deal team was led by private equity partners Chau Le and Elizabeth Gallucci and included tax partner Benjamin Rogers, employment partner Megan Bisk, executive compensation & employee benefits partner Kyle Higley, antitrust partners Jackie GriseAma Adams, and Ruchit Patel, IP transactions partner Emily Karlberg, private equity partner Mike Lee, private equity counsel Amy Olson, and private equity associate Merry Sheehan.