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Thoma Bravo’s $34 Billion Fundraising Haul Bucks Private-Equity Slowdown

Many firms are struggling to return cash to investors and raise money

Thoma Bravo managing partner Orlando Bravo at the company’s Miami office.
Thoma Bravo managing partner Orlando Bravo at the company’s Miami office. Photo: Scott McIntyre/Bloomberg News

A reckoning in the private-equity industry is sharpening the divide between the haves and have-nots.

Thoma Bravo said it raised a total of $34.4 billion across three funds, topping its last big fundraising year in 2022. 

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