US private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed a €1.8bn fund to target European software companies, as it looks to take advantage of lower priced deals on this side of the Atlantic.
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February 25, 2025
Thoma Bravo closes €1.8bn fund to target European software companies
It comes two years after the US private equity group opened a London office
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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