Thoma Bravo raises €1.8B for its first European fund

Private Equity Farm Thoma Bravo has closed its inaugural European Fund to $ 1.5 billion ($ 1.8 billion), which plans to get equity stakes on medium -sized software companies across the continent.

Europe’s Homegrown Venture Capital (VC) Fund has no shortage – its preferences Atomic And There are cherry initiatives In recent months, initial and growth-stages funds have closed-but North American investment companies are slowly retreating from Europe. Storid Silicon Valley VC Farm Andresen Horovits recently Closed In the UK office, During the Omar’s initiative And Coat also closed the office In this region over the past 18 months.

It leaves a hole that can fill the bid-selling private equity companies.

Thoma Bravo launched the London Office in 2021 (outside the United States), which made a regional presence formal when it started in the 21st French software firm infovista earnedThe Since then the Chicago-Setter Office Farm says it has invested about $ 14 billion in Europe’s 16 deal. It was behind something The largest tech-private deals of 2024With The UK Cybercquirement Agency DarktressWhich Thoma Bravo achieved in an agreement Worth $ 5.3 billionThe

Thoma Bravo partner and European leadership Irina Hemers Said A statementThe “Europe is rapidly digitizing, and the top software companies are looking for dedicated support and investment to accelerate their growing strategies.”