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Thompson Street Capital Partners said Nov. 27 that it has recapitalized Palisade Corp. Financial terms weren’t announced. Palisade, of Ithaca, New York, provides risk modeling and decision analysis software. Lincoln International served as financial adviser to Palisade.

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ST LOUIS (November 27, 2018) – Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, announced today that they have partnered with management to recapitalize Palisade Corporation (Palisade), an Ithaca, New York-based provider of risk modeling and decision analysis software. Lincoln International served as the exclusive financial advisor to Palisade. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1984, Palisade (www.palisade.com) serves more than 150,000 decision makers in more than ninety countries and ninety-three of the Fortune 100 companies. The Company’s flagship software solutions, @RISK and the DecisionTools Suite, enable users of Microsoft Excel and other technology platforms to perform powerful risk modeling and decision analysis. By harnessing the power of Monte Carlo simulation, decision trees, optimization, and other techniques, Palisade’s solutions enable users to fully understand risks and make better decisions under uncertainty.

Randy Heffernan, CEO of Palisade, said, “Partnering with Thompson Street will enable Palisade to put our growth strategy into high gear. By leveraging Thompson Street’s track record of accelerating other technology sector leaders like Palisade, we expect to drive innovation and growth within the risk analytics space for years to come.”

Craig Albrecht, Managing Director, TSCP said, “For more than thirty years, Palisade has developed market-leading risk analysis software that enables mission critical decision making at many of the world’s largest and most complex organizations. We are excited to partner with Palisade’s outstanding leadership team to expand into new markets, reach new users and create new value for our customers.”