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Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal

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Feb 15, 2024 • 37min

How Raptor Technologies Transforms School Safety Through Software

Thoma Bravo Partner Adam Solomon walks listeners through the challenges of landing a transatlantic deal with Raptor Technologies, a cutting-edge school safety software company, at a time when schools were shut down all over the world due to COVID. Adam is joined by Raptor CEO Gray Hall, and together they discuss the importance of alignment on company culture, organic vs. inorganic growth, and the power of supercharging results with a mission-driven approach.For more information on Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal, visit https://www.thomabravo.com/behindthedealLearn more about Thoma Bravo: https://www.thomabravo.com/Visit Raptor's website: https://raptortech.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 8, 2024 • 7min

Beyond the Nasdaq Partnership with Holden Spaht and Adena Friedman

In this Beyond the Deal mini-sode, Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena Friedman and Thoma Bravo Managing Partner and Nasdaq Board Member Holden Spaht discuss Adena’s thirty-year career at Nasdaq, how changing jobs can develop your management style, and how you can literally look for luck in the world around you.For more information on Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal, visit https://www.thomabravo.com/behindthedealLearn more about Thoma Bravo: https://www.thomabravo.com/Visit Nasdaq’s website: https://www.nasdaq.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 1, 2024 • 42min

How Nasdaq's Acquisition of Adenza is Disrupting Fintech and Modernizing Markets

Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Holden Spaht and Nasdaq's Chair and CEO Adena Friedman take listeners behind Nasdaq’s multi-billion dollar acquisition of Adenza, a provider of mission-critical risk management and regulatory software to the financial services industry. Holden shares Thoma Bravo's approach to building Adenza by merging and integrating two market leaders, Calypso Technology and AxiomSL, at the height of the pandemic. Holden and Adena also discuss how the acquisition of Adenza is positioned to accelerate Nasdaq's transformation and strategic vision to become the trusted fabric of the world’s financial system.For more information on Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal, visit https://www.thomabravo.com/behindthedealLearn more about Thoma Bravo: https://www.thomabravo.com/Visit Nasdaq's website: https://www.nasdaq.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 25, 2024 • 8min

Beyond the Dynatrace Partnership with Chip Virnig and John Van Siclen

Thoma Bravo Partner, Chip Virnig, and former CEO of Dynatrace, John Van Siclen, reflect on the challenges and rewards of their careers, including building a customer base, navigating a public company, and the emotions surrounding their listing on the NYSE. They also discuss valuable career lessons like patience, active listening, and mentorship, as well as giving a glimpse into their personal lives.
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Jan 18, 2024 • 44min

How a Complex Carveout Led to Dynatrace Disrupting Itself and Then an Entire Industry

Thoma Bravo Partner Chip Virnig goes behind the deal with Dynatrace, discussing the complexities of the transaction and the areas of value creation. Former Dynatrace CEO John Van Siclen joins to share his perspective on the growth in enterprise software. The deal became a fascinating case study, borrowing strategies from the Thoma Bravo playbook and deploying them all on the same deal. The podcast explores the acquisition and complex carveout of Dynatrace, the benefits and challenges of carving out a business, the importance of disruption in the technology industry, and Dynatrace's remarkable growth from a venture-backed company to a publicly traded firm.
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Jan 11, 2024 • 7min

Beyond the Alma Deal with Ross Devor and Dr. Harry Ritter

In this Beyond the Deal mini-sode, Thoma Bravo Partner Ross Devor and Alma founder and CEO Dr. Harry Ritter discuss the glaring need for quality, affordable mental healthcare, learning to enjoy the journey while building a business, and the pros and cons of being a “renaissance man.”For more information on Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal, visit https://www.thomabravo.com/behindthedealLearn more about Thoma Bravo: https://www.thomabravo.com/Visit Alma’s website: https://www.helloalma.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 4, 2024 • 47min

How Thoma Bravo Partnered with Alma to Provide Accessible Mental Health Care Solutions Across the U.S.

Ross Devor, a partner at Thoma Bravo and co-head of the firm's Growth platform, discusses collaborating with Alma's management team to improve their technology roadmap and connect their platform with therapists across all fifty states. Despite a market meltdown, Thoma Bravo saw an exciting opportunity to be a part of behavioral health care’s digital transformation and to guide Alma on crossing the path to profitability.Alma is a platform that improves access to quality, affordable mental health care by giving providers the tools they need to build thriving in-network private practices. In this episode, Ross sits down with Alma CEO Dr. Harry Ritter to discuss the importance of a robust management structure, a focus on responsible growth, and having values that align with your business partners. The two also discuss their own mental health journeys, and how investing in people’s mental wellbeing — and your own — might now be more important than ever.For more information on Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal, visit https://www.thomabravo.com/behindthedealLearn more about Thoma Bravo: https://www.thomabravo.com/Visit Alma's website: https://www.helloalma.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 21, 2023 • 7min

Beyond the Flexera Partnership with Seth Boro and Jim Ryan

Thoma Bravo's Seth Boro and Flexera's Jim Ryan dive into the CEO transition at Flexera and the focus on technology value optimization. They also discuss the challenges of transitioning to a leadership role, gaining credibility, and alternative career paths.
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Dec 14, 2023 • 37min

How the Flexera Carve-Out Revolutionized IT Management

Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Seth Boro gives an inside look at how the firm can hit the ground running after a platform carve-out investment. Thoma Bravo helped build out Flexera back in 2008, exited in 2011, and is now back for more with a controlling stake as of 2020. Flexera is a company that provides customers with the ability to map their IT spend to better optimize their IT estate. In this episode, Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Seth Boro sits down with Flexera CEO Jim Ryan to talk through the initial carveout, surviving the Great Recession of 2008, and where Flexera goes from here.For more information on Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal, visit https://www.thomabravo.com/behindthedealLearn more about Thoma Bravo: https://www.thomabravo.com/Visit Flexera's website: https://www.flexera.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Dec 7, 2023 • 8min

Beyond the ConnectWise Transformation with Mike Hoffmann and Jason Magee

In this Beyond the Deal mini-sode, Thoma Bravo Partner Mike Hoffmann and ConnectWise CEO Jason Magee sit down, and go beyond their business partnership. They chat about their top business role models, their first jobs, and what they’re reading.For more information on Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal, visit https://www.thomabravo.com/behindthedealLearn more about Thoma Bravo: https://www.thomabravo.com/Visit ConnectWise's website: https://www.connectwise.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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