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Barber: Thoma Bravo's $11B Anaplan buyout was funded entirely by private debt
“There was an eleven billion dollar LBO done recently called Anaplan by, I think, Toma Bravo. Interesting, that deal was financed by, I think it was four or five private debt firms. No bank involved.”
Barber: Wall Street leaders in 1970s and 1980s rose through syndicate desks
“And if you go back in time, John Goodfriend, the legendary CEO of Solomon brothers had been the syndicate manager of Solomon brothers, Ralph D'Annunzio, the legendary CEO of Kidder Peabody had been the syndicate manager. Tommy Saunders, a very legendary Morgan…”