"[Willingness] to adapt has been a driver of success, helping Thoma Bravo to distinguish itself from other middle-market firms as the consolidation strategy has become more common. But [their] fundamental investment thesis remains focused on "buy and build," the strategy its founding partners Thoma and Cressey pioneered more than two decades ago."
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James K. Lines

Operating Partners

James K. Lines

Operating Partner

Education

MBA, Columbia University
BS, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University

Prior Experience

Vice President & CFO, United Surgical Partners International, Inc., Addison, TX
Sr. Vice President & CFO, ITI Marketing Services, Omaha, NE
AMR Corporation (American Airlines), Fort Worth, TX
Sr. Vice President & CFO, Fidelity Systems Company, Boston, MA
CFO, The SABRE Group, Fort Worth, TX

Representative Investments

Excelligence Learning Corporation
Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
VECTORsgi, Inc.
Acresso Software, Inc. (Board Member)
Entrust, Inc. (Board Member)
Hyland Software, Inc. (Board Member)

Other Activities

Jim Lines is an experienced finance executive who provides a variety of management, financial, systems and due diligence assistance to Thoma Bravo and many of its portfolio companies.