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Assertion Supported
Thoma Bravo Expanded Software Buyout EBITDA Margins From 25% to 50-60%
“Our best in class metrics before were 25% EBITDA margins. Now we're getting up to 50. LMA got up to 60%.”
Orlando Bravo Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 51:54 Private Equity Masters 7: Orlando Bravo – Thoma Bravo (Capital Allocators, EP.206)
Prediction Held up
Orlando Bravo Predicts Thoma Bravo Will Double $80B AUM in Five Years
“In five years, we're going to be double the size. We have eighty billion dollars under management, and we can tell how the portfolio is going to do.”
Orlando Bravo Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 56:08 Private Equity Masters 7: Orlando Bravo – Thoma Bravo (Capital Allocators, EP.206)
Assertion Supported
Thoma Bravo's 2008 Fund Raised $822.5 Million and Returned 4x Net
“We tried to raise a billion, we ended up raising eight, 22.5. That tells you we're looking for every penny, like every 500,000 we would take. The few that did, that fund returned for net, And then it gave about a one X multiple in co-invest that was great econ…”
Orlando Bravo Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 55:34 Private Equity Masters 7: Orlando Bravo – Thoma Bravo (Capital Allocators, EP.206)
Assertion Supported
Boro: Thoma Bravo fully exited SailPoint equity within one year of IPO
“It took about a year, which is not, you never, we certainly, because we owned a overwhelming majority of the business, it was not something that we expected, but the stock did so well. And it, there was sort of constant opportunity actually to provide liquidit…”
Seth Boro Apr 13, 2023 ▶ 23:28 Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal Podcast (Capital Allocators, EP.308)
Assertion Supported
Bravo: SailPoint was Thoma Bravo's first IPO before its 2022 reacquisition
“Which led to our first ever IPO as an investment firm to eventually acquiring SailPoint again in 2022.”
Orlando Bravo Apr 13, 2023 ▶ 2:23 Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal Podcast (Capital Allocators, EP.308)
Assertion Supported
Thoma Bravo Employs 25 Operating Partners Across Its Software Portfolio
“Now, we do have 25 operating partners that work across all of these companies, so a lot of the sharing happens.”
Orlando Bravo Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 37:42 Private Equity Masters 7: Orlando Bravo – Thoma Bravo (Capital Allocators, EP.206)
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