Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Growth Investment in SMA Technologies

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Minority Investment in SDC Capital Partners

October 2, 2025

Infrastructure

Thoma Bravo has made a strategic minority investment in SDC Capital Partners, a global digital infrastructure investment firm focused on data centers, fiber, wireless and cloud-services infrastructure. The investment, funded from Thoma Bravo's balance sheet, is intended to support SDC's platform expansion as demand for AI, cloud computing and advanced technologies drives increased need for digital infrastructure.

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Growth Investment in PCMI

March 17, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Thoma Bravo announced a strategic growth investment in PCMI, a provider of cloud-based administration software for automotive and consumer finance & insurance (F&I) products. Existing shareholders — including PCMI management, employees and Equality Asset Management — will retain minority positions as Thoma Bravo partners with PCMI to enhance its platform and accelerate global growth.

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Growth Investment in BlueMatrix

December 14, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Thoma Bravo has completed a strategic growth investment in BlueMatrix, a cloud-based content creation and distribution platform for investment research providers. The investment (debt financing provided by Golub Capital) will support BlueMatrix’s global growth and continued product innovation while founder and CEO Patricia Horotan remains in her leadership role with a significant ownership stake.

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Intel 471

September 8, 2021

Cybersecurity

Thoma Bravo has signed a definitive agreement to make a strategic growth investment in Intel 471, a San Francisco–based provider of cyber threat intelligence. The company’s co-founders will remain in leadership and retain significant ownership; proceeds will be used to accelerate product development, broaden go-to-market efforts and support continued innovation.

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Applitools

May 5, 2021

Software

Thoma Bravo has completed a strategic growth investment in Applitools, the provider of AI-enabled visual test automation software. The Applitools founding team will retain a significant ownership stake as the company partners with Thoma Bravo to accelerate product innovation and scale growth operations globally.

ParkerGale Acquires Majority Stake in SMA Technologies (OpCon)

September 15, 2020

Software

ParkerGale Capital has made a majority investment in SMA Technologies Inc., the Houston-based provider of the OpCon workload automation platform. SMA's President Todd Dauchy will become CEO as the company transitions from founder ownership, and ParkerGale plans to invest in product development, partner relationships, and go-to-market efforts to accelerate growth.