Orlando Bravo
Orlando Bravo (born 1970) is a Puerto Rican-American investor. He is a co-founder and managing partner of Thoma Bravo, LLC, a private equity investment firm specializing in software and technology-enabled services sectors.
| Orlando Bravo | |
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| https://thomabravo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/orlando-bravo-NEW-5-31-16-180x260.jpg Orlando Bravo, managing partner at Thoma Bravo | |
| Born | 1970 |
| 🏡 Residence | San Francisco, California |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Brown University Stanford Business School Stanford Law School |
| 💼 Occupation | Investor |
| 📆 Years active | 1998-present |
| Board member of | Border Youth Tennis Exchange (BYTE) Brown University President's Council Qlik Riverbed SolarWinds Hyland LANDESK TravelClick SailPoint Compuware |
| 🌐 Website | thomabravo |
Early Life and Education
Bravo was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.[2] His father, Orlando Bravo, was an entrepreneur who ran a family business. His mother, Artemis Bravo, is a first-generation Puerto Rican, whose parents emigrated from Cuba.
Bravo pursued a career in tennis, competing in national and international junior events. [2]
After graduating from high school in 1988, he left Puerto Rico to attend Brown University. He graduated from Brown in 1992 with a B.A. in economics and political science.[3]
Bravo later attended graduate school at Stanford University, graduating with a J.D. from Stanford Law School and an M.B.A. from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business in 1998.[4]
Career
Bravo began his professional career at Morgan Stanley & Co, working in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions group based in New York. In 1998, after graduating from Stanford Law School and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, he joined Thoma Bravo's predecessor firm, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners.[3]
In 2002, Bravo orchestrated the firm's first software acquisition – the take-private of Prophet 21, Inc. Based on the success of this and other investments, Orlando was named a partner in 2001.[2]
In 2008, Orlando Bravo helped form Thoma Bravo, LLC. Since 2008, Bravo has overseen all aspects of Thoma Bravo’s investments, operations, and strategy.[5]
Bravo currently serves on the board of directors of several Thoma Bravo companies including Qlik, Riverbed, SolarWinds, Hyland, LANDESK, TravelClick, SailPoint and Compuware.[6]
Thoma Bravo
In 2008, Bravo co-founded Thoma Bravo alongside Carl Thoma, Lee Mitchell, and Scott Crabill.
Thoma Bravo is consistently ranked among the top five technology buyout firms in the United States, with over $17 billion in capital commitments across its funds.[7]
Thoma Bravo specializes in investments in application and infrastructure software and technology-enabled business services. Among Thoma Bravo’s current and past portfolio companies are Deltek, Blue Coat, Qlik, and SolarWinds.
Since 2003, Thoma Bravo and its successor firms have acquired over 140 software and technology companies, representing nearly $30 billion in enterprise value.[8]
Philanthropy and Public Positions
Bravo's main philanthropic efforts focus on education, healthcare, and immigration.[9] Through his endowment to Brown University, Bravo supports first-generation college and Hispanic students. His involvement in healthcare includes a faculty endowment at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.[10]
Bravo serves on the board of the Border Youth Tennis Exchange (BYTE), whose mission is to improve the lives of children and young adults on the U.S./Mexican border through tennis, education, and cross-border exchange.[11]
Bravo also serves on Brown University's President's Council[12] and previously served on the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors.[13]
Personal life
Bravo is married, has two children, and resides in San Francisco, California.[2]
References
- ↑ "Thoma Bravo Co-Founder Talks Debt and That Giant New Fund". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Deal's Middle Market Feature on Orlando Bravo | Thoma Bravo". Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Revealed: Thoma Bravo's secret weapon in dealmaking". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "Orlando Bravo, Managing Partner, Thoma Bravo". www.vbprofiles.com. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "Thoma Cressey Equity Partners Becomes Thoma Cressey Bravo | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "Orlando Bravo | Thoma Bravo". thomabravo.com. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo Closes $7.6B Fund to Target Software, Tech Sectors". Chicago Inno. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "Thoma Bravo Closes New Tech Fund, Bets on New Industry Opportunities". Mergers & Acquisitions, Latest News. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Briefs". newsletters.briefs.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "School of Medicine Professorships Faculty Listing". alumni.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "Border Youth Tennis Exchange". http://bytetennis.org/advisory-board. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "President's Leadership Council | Office of the President | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ↑ "Stanford Law School Board of Visitors" (PDF).
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