Tai T. Fukumoto

Willkie advised Insight Partners in its minority investment in Bestpass, Inc., a comprehensive back-office automation software and toll management provider for commercial fleets. Announced on June 6, the funding is expected to help Bestpass expand its offerings for commercial fleets and owner operators. Insight Partners joins Susquehanna Growth Equity as a Bestpass investor. Bestpass, founded in 2001, is the leading toll management and payment platform for commercial vehicles across the U.S. and Canada. Bestpass covers 100% of major toll roads across the U.S., supports more than 30,000 customers, and processes over $1.5 billion in toll transactions annually. Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies. As of December 31, 2022, the firm has over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management. The Willkie team was led by partners Matthew Guercio and Erin Kinney and associate Tai Fukumoto, and included associate Steven Mikel and law clerk Melissa Abi Jaoude.

Jun 8

1 min

Willkie advised Insight Partners in connection with a $456 million investment together with Sixth Street Growth in Kiteworks, a leader in secure content communications. Announced on August 14, the $456 million growth equity investment from Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth will strengthen Kiteworks’ market position in secure data transfer and collaboration as the only security platform authorized by FedRAMP to provide unified support for file sharing, managed file transfer, and email data communications to meet a broad range of global compliance requirements. Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies. As of December 31, 2023, the firm has over $80 billion in regulatory assets under management. The Willkie team was led by partners Matthew Guercio, Erin Kinney and Tai Fukumoto with associates Matthew Williams and Alexandra Rios.

Aug 16

1 min

Willkie advised Insight Partners and its portfolio company Inhabit, a global leader in property management software solutions, in connection with a preferred equity investment in Inhabit led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities with an additional investment from Greater Sum Ventures. With the backing of Blackstone, Greater Sum Venture’s additional investment, and the continued support of Inhabit's equity partners including Insight Partners, Inhabit is well-positioned to strengthen its product offerings and deliver exceptional technology solutions to property management companies. Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies. The Willkie team was led by partners Matthew Guercio and Tai Fukumoto.

Dec 5

1 min

Willkie represented Insight Partners and its portfolio company Veeam Software in connection with Veeam’s $2 billion secondary equity offering, a transaction that values the cybersecurity company at $15 billion. On December 4, Veeam, the #1 global leader in Data Resilience by market share, announced that it expanded its investor base in $2 billion secondary offering led by TPG, with participation from other key investors. Insight Partners remains the largest shareholder. Willkie previously advised Insight Partners on its acquisition of Veeam in 2020, and represented Veeam in its subsequent acquisitions of Kasten and Coveware. Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies. The Willkie team was led by partners Morgan Elwyn, Ziyad Aziz and Tai Fukumoto and associate Timothy Sullivan.

Nov 5

1 min

Willkie advised Insight Partners on its acquisition with Carlyle of Exiger, a leading provider of supply chain risk management software. On December 19, Exiger announced that it entered into a definitive agreement through which it will receive a majority investment from funds managed by Carlyle and Insight Partners. The partnership will enable Exiger to continue investing in its award-winning product portfolio of AI solutions that are used in critical applications across government and commercial markets. Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies. As of June 30, 2023, the firm has over $80 billion in regulatory assets under management. The Willkie team was led by partner Matthew Guercio and associate Tai Fukumoto.

Dec 20

1 min