Thoma Bravo
Leading software-focused private equity firm with $181B+ AUM and 40+ year history, exclusively investing in software and technology companies with focus on categorical leadership.
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Company Overview
Thoma Bravo
What They Buy
- Target: Software and technology companies exclusively
- Size: $1B+ valuations (focus on large-scale acquisitions)
- Focus: Categorical leaders with potential for market consolidation
- Sectors: Cybersecurity, customer experience, HCM, fintech, healthtech, data & AI
- Structure: Cash acquisitions with management partnership
- Geography: Global reach with North America and Europe focus
Recent Major Acquisitions
- Dayforce: HCM platform ($12.3B, August 2025, largest PE deal of year)
- Darktrace: Cybersecurity platform ($5.3B, April 2024)
- Verint: Customer experience management (August 2025)
- OPEXUS: Government process management (January 2025)
- Casepoint: Data discovery technology (January 2025)
Track Record
- Founded: 1980s with 40+ year history in private equity
- Leadership: Software-focused for 20+ years
- Scale: $181B+ assets under management (June 2025)
- Portfolio: ~75 companies, ~555 total transactions
- Value: ~$285B representative transaction value
- Philosophy: Partner with management teams to build categorical leaders
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Last updated: October 6, 2025
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