Thoma Bravo’s Behind the Deal returns for Season 2. This season, Thoma Bravo partners will sit down with portfolio company CEOs from acquisitions like J.D. Power, ConnectWise, and Syntellis to give a behind the scenes look at some of the carve outs, acquisitions and mergers that have helped make Thoma Bravo the world’s largest tech-buyout firm.
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ORLANDO BRAVO, HOST:
Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal is back with Season Two. In our first season we ranked in the top 10 on Apple Podcasts in Business Management, and this season we've got even more inside stories behind the deals that have helped make Thoma Bravo the world's largest tech buyout firm.
SCOTT CRABILL:
Because you [inaudible 00:00:26] 300 million in revenue when we bought J.D. Power. Today we're approaching 900 million.
SCOTT CRABILL:
Yeah, how'd you pull that off?
DAVID HABIGER
Well, you guys were helpful. Thank you.
ORLANDO BRAVO:
Thoma Bravo has acquired or invested in close to 500 companies, representing over 250 billion in enterprise value. This season on Behind the Deal we'll tell you just how we do it.
SETH BORO:
In each episode we'll dig into our approach to partnering with exceptional software and technology companies as we lead a new era of private equity investing. You'll hear the stories behind some major acquisitions, like ConnectWise and Telus and J.D. Power.
ORLANDO BRAVO:
Thoma Bravo is a case study on creativity. Creativity in investing and creativity in operations.
SCOTT CRABILL:
We sit down with C-suite executives and get into the details of what a deal looks like from their side of the table.
FLINT BRETON:
We cemented the deal right there in the cab of my F-150, and the rest is history.
HOLDEN SPAHT:
Last season we discovered that there's more good stories than we can fit in one episode, so this season we'll go beyond the deal with bonus episodes that go deeper behind the scenes with our portfolio company executives.
ORLANDO BRAVO:
We partner with great technology businesses to help them do even greater things, and we're excited to share our lessons, challenges and wins in working with some of today's top companies. Tune in to Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you listen.