Livermore, CA

The company is a leading technology provider of business management solutions serving small and medium-sized retail and wholesale distribution businesses in three primary vertical markets: hardlines and lumber; wholesale distribution; and the automotive parts aftermarket. Founded in 1972, Activant provides customers with tailored proprietary software, professional services, content, supply chain connectivity and analytics. Thoma Bravo invested in Activant in 2006. The company’s earnings grew steadily over the next five years and, in 2011, it was acquired by Apax Partners and merged with Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC) to create one of the largest global providers of enterprise applications focused on the manufacturing, distribution, services and retail sectors.

Fairfax, VA

For over 25 years, Datatel has focused exclusively on helping colleges and universities manage their business processes. Datatel today provides fully integrated enterprise information management software solutions to more than 600 colleges, universities and other higher education institutions serving almost 4 million students. Thoma Bravo invested in the company in 2005 and worked closely with the company’s management to improve its operations and enhance its profitability before selling the business about 4.5 years later for a substantial gain.

Scottsdale, AZ

With its acquisition of Manugistics in July 2006, funded by Thoma Bravo, JDA became the global leader in helping more than 5,500 retail, manufacturing and wholesale-distribution customers in more than 60 countries achieve demand chain results. JDA Portfolio software enables high-performance business process optimization and execution from the manufacturer’s plant through distribution to an end customer or a retailer’s shelf. With offices in major cities around the world, JDA employs the industry’s most experienced supply and demand chain experts to develop, deliver and support its solutions. The investment was sold in 2009.

NASDAQ: JDAS

Acquisitions made by JDA Software Group, Inc.:
Manugistics Group, Inc.

Portage, MI

Manatron is a leading provider of integrated, enterprise-level property tax solutions for state and local governments. The company’s software manages the entire property life cycle, which includes deed recording, land records, GIS (Geographic Information System) integration, valuation, assessment administration, personal property, business licenses, cashiering, tax billing and collection, delinquents and tax sales and e-government. Manatron serves customers throughout the United States and in Canada, South Africa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Over its three-year ownership of the company, through internal growth and six strategic acquisitions, Thoma Bravo was able to help Manatron grow its earnings by a factor of almost 5x, increase its operating margin almost 6x and expand from a local provider of tax software in a few core markets to the leading provider of end-to-end property systems globally. The company was sold in 2011 to Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), a $13B global information services company.

San Jose, CA

SonicWALL is  a leader in advanced network security, secure remote access, email security, backup and recovery, and management and reporting. The company’s advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions adapt as organizations evolve and as threats evolve. SonicWALL solutions are designed to detect and control applications and protect networks from intrusions and malware attacks through hardware, software and virtual appliance-based solutions. Thoma Bravo led an investment group that acquired SonicWall through a take-private transaction in July 2010. In the following two years, the development and implementation of operational strategies developed by its management and Thoma Bravo positioned the company as a leader in the evolving area of network security and data protection and attracted the attention of larger information technology companies.  In mid-2012 the company was sold to Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) and now operates as Dell SonicWALL.