Thoma Bravo Acquires Calabrio from KKR
April 19, 2021
Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm focused on software, has completed the acquisition of Calabrio, a cloud-first customer experience intelligence and workforce engagement management software company, from KKR. The deal will provide Calabrio with new capital and Thoma Bravo's operational expertise to accelerate the company’s cloud-first growth, organic product investment and targeted inorganic expansion.
- Buyers
- Thoma Bravo
- Targets
- Calabrio
- Sellers
- KKR
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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