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Overview
Thoma Bravo is a technology private equity firm with an AUM of $120B. It focuses its efforts on private equity and credit, with dedicated middle-market and lower-middle-market funds. Thoma Bravo is one of the top software investors in the world, having done over 300 software deals.
In 2019, French business school HEC Paris named Thoma Bravo the best-performing buyout investor after studying 898 funds between 2005 and 2014.
Thoma Bravo was founded by Carl Thoma and Orlando Bravo. Bravo was named the first Puerto Rican-born billionaire.
In 2022, the firm raised $2.2B for its second credit fund.
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1 deal that the investment team you are recruiting with has done
1 person at the firm (ideally someone who would have influence over your recruiting process)
1 business model-specific detail to mention
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Selected Transaction
Thoma Bravo entered into an agreement to take identity management platform ForgeRock private from other private equity firms.
Transaction Description: Thoma Bravo Fund XV, L.P. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ForgeRock, Inc. (NYSE:FORG) from Accel Partners, KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR), and others. Under the terms of the agreement, Thoma Bravo will acquire ForgeRock for $23.25 per share.
Transaction Value: $2.3B, all cash
Transaction Date: Announced October 2022
Fact Sheet
Company Name: Thoma Bravo
Description: Thoma Bravo, LP, is an American private equity and growth capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Chicago and Miami
Firm Category: Private Equity / Upper Middle Market
Ticker: Thoma Bravo is a privately held company
Founded: 2008
Assets Under Management: $120B
Flagship Fund Size: Thoma Bravo Fund XV ($20B+ raised in 2022)
Co-Founders: Carl Thoma, Orlando Bravo
Headquarters: Chicago, USA
Resources
Based on the H1B Database, the average base salary for an Associate at Thoma Bravo is $125k. We note that this salary information may be dated and not reflective of their current pay.