Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal

Thoma Bravo’s Behind the Deal podcast takes you behind the scenes of one of the largest software investors in the world. You'll hear the strategies and stories behind building Thoma Bravo’s portfolio of innovative, industry-leading software and technology companies. Presented by Orlando Bravo, “Wall Street’s best dealmaker” (Forbes), each episode offers a first-person account from the deal leads and CEOs that forged some of the largest software acquisitions at Thoma Bravo to date, and how they partnered together to innovate and grow those companies.Go ‘behind the deal’ to learn how these deals came together, gaining insight on how Thoma Bravo helps great companies do even greater things.Head to www.thomabravo.com/behindthedeal for information on the podcast, show notes, and more.

Beyond Leadership: Career Lessons from Chess with Todd Dauchy and Adam Solomon
Apr 24, 2025 – 13:43
How SMA Technologies Uses Automation to Accelerate Digital Transformation at Financial Institutions
Apr 17, 2025 – 29:31
How Bluesight and Thoma Bravo Turned Vision Into Value - Featured from Best But Never Final
Apr 10, 2025 – 50:30
Beyond Trust: Building the Cultural Fabric at EQS Group with Achim Weick and Irina Hemmers
Apr 3, 2025 – 20:07
How EQS Group’s Digital Solutions Create Trusted Companies in Europe and Beyond
Mar 27, 2025 – 39:31
Beyond Hurdles: Navigating Career Challenges and Driving Growth with Fran Rosch and Scott Crabill
Mar 20, 2025 – 11:07
How Imprivata is Redefining Healthcare Security
Mar 13, 2025 – 39:40
How CEO Leagh Turner Fostered Trust and Teamwork to Drive Coupa’s Growth
Mar 6, 2025 – 15:58
How Coupa is Utilizing AI to Revolutionize Business Spend Management
Feb 27, 2025 – 34:27
Beyond Transformation: Growth, Leadership and Innovation at HCSS with A.J. Rohde, George Jaber, and Steve McGough
Feb 20, 2025 – 18:58
How HCSS is a Leader in the Construction Industry's Digital Transformation
Feb 13, 2025 – 40:33
Beyond Qlik’s AI Revolution: A Conversation with Seth Boro and Mike Capone
Feb 6, 2025 – 18:07
How Qlik is Transforming Companies with AI-Powered Solutions
Jan 30, 2025 – 32:51
Behind the Deal Returns for Season 3
Jan 29, 2025 – 02:19
How AI is Fueling Software's Growth - Live from Miami
Apr 25, 2024 – 47:01
Beyond the Partnership Between Carl Thoma and Orlando Bravo
Apr 18, 2024 – 07:42
How Carl Thoma and Orlando Bravo Built the Largest Tech Buyout Firm
Apr 11, 2024 – 37:53
Beyond the SailPoint Partnership with Seth Boro, Mark McClain and Matt Mills
Apr 4, 2024 – 13:31
Revisiting How Thoma Bravo Took Sailpoint Public and Then Private Again
Mar 28, 2024 – 30:16
Beyond the Bottomline Partnership with Brian Jaffee and Craig Saks
Mar 21, 2024 – 08:15
How a Take-Private is Empowering Bottomline to Further Revolutionize B2B Payments
Mar 14, 2024 – 35:17
Beyond the Foundation Software Partnership with Carl Press and Mike Ode
Mar 7, 2024 – 09:59
How Thoma Bravo Took Foundation Software From a Family-Run Business to Private Equity-Owned
Feb 29, 2024 – 34:52
Beyond the Raptor Technologies Partnership with Adam Solomon and Gray Hall
Feb 22, 2024 – 07:34
How Raptor Technologies Transforms School Safety Through Software
Feb 15, 2024 – 36:40
Beyond the Nasdaq Partnership with Holden Spaht and Adena Friedman
Feb 8, 2024 – 07:03
How Nasdaq's Acquisition of Adenza is Disrupting Fintech and Modernizing Markets
Feb 1, 2024 – 41:41
Beyond the Dynatrace Partnership with Chip Virnig and John Van Siclen
Jan 25, 2024 – 08:25
How a Complex Carveout Led to Dynatrace Disrupting Itself and Then an Entire Industry
Jan 18, 2024 – 43:35
Beyond the Alma Deal with Ross Devor and Dr. Harry Ritter
Jan 11, 2024 – 06:55
How Thoma Bravo Partnered with Alma to Provide Accessible Mental Health Care Solutions Across the U.S.
Jan 4, 2024 – 46:50
Beyond the Flexera Partnership with Seth Boro and Jim Ryan
Dec 21, 2023 – 06:56
How the Flexera Carve-Out Revolutionized IT Management
Dec 14, 2023 – 37:25
Beyond the ConnectWise Transformation with Mike Hoffmann and Jason Magee
Dec 7, 2023 – 07:42
How Thoma Bravo Partnered with Founder-Led ConnectWise to Transform the MSP Industry
Nov 30, 2023 – 37:47
Beyond the J.D. Power Transformation, with Scott Crabill and David Habiger
Nov 22, 2023 – 07:10
How J.D. Power Uses Data to Drive the Auto Industry Forward
Nov 16, 2023 – 39:50
Beyond the Syntellis Carve Out, with A.J. Rohde and Flint Brenton
Nov 9, 2023 – 06:18
How Syntellis Grew from a Software Carveout to a Successful Standalone Company
Nov 2, 2023 – 37:43
Behind the Deal is Back for Season 2
Nov 2, 2023 – 02:08
How Orlando Bravo Helped Build the World’s Largest Software Buyout Firm
Jul 13, 2023 – 36:34
How AppOmni Seized the SaaS Security Market Opportunity
Jun 29, 2023 – 29:50
How a Merger Helped Veriforce Grow to Five Times Its Size
Jun 15, 2023 – 27:55
How Circle CVI - a Niche Category Leader in Healthcare - Has Grown with Private Equity
Jun 1, 2023 – 32:05
How Quorum Overcame Adversity Through Private Equity
May 18, 2023 – 35:29
How Leadership Transformed the Culture of Conga
May 4, 2023 – 28:06
How Majesco Brings the Speed of Private Equity to Transform the Insurance Business
Apr 20, 2023 – 37:22
How Apryse Achieves Fast Growth and High Margins
Apr 6, 2023 – 30:52
How SailPoint Keeps Business Identities Safe
Mar 23, 2023 – 29:24
How ABC Fitness Keeps Your Gym Running
Mar 9, 2023 – 42:25

Recent Reviews

SaaS Sweetie

Love this podcast!

This podcast is fascinating! I learn so much every episode about deal making from some of the best investors out there.
MOIC hunter

They say you can’t eat IRR for dinner…

…but that’s clearly not the case for these wizards!!! 10/10 pod 🤌🏻🤌🏻
Lord VMI

Great insights!

Great insights!
JJA_1990

Great Story of Operational Grit!

Learn from the best software operators on how to navigate an external crisis and come out stronger on the other side!