The company is a leading technology provider of business management solutions serving small and medium-sized retail and wholesale distribution businesses in three primary vertical markets: hardlines and lumber; wholesale distribution; and the automotive parts aftermarket. Founded in 1972, Activant provides customers with tailored proprietary software, professional services, content, supply chain connectivity, and analytics. More than 30,000 customer locations use an Activant solution to manage their day-to-day operations. Activant has operations in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Canada, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

American-Amicable and its affiliated companies market life insurance products, including final expense, single premium whole life, universal life, modified whole life, and term coverage, through a nationwide network of independent sales agents. The companies’ insurance products are designed to fit the particular needs of their individual customers.

The world’s largest independent provider of access and integration software for legacy systems, Attachmate enables organizations to maximize the value of their existing IT investments as they advance their long-term business and IT strategies. More than 40,000 customers representing over 16 million desktops worldwide take advantage of Attachmate’s software products and deep expertise to help them run their businesses securely, efficiently and competitively.

Acquisitions made by Attachmate Corporation:
NetIQ Corporation

Consona is a business software and service provider offering customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), knowledge management (KM) and product configuration software. Consona’s software solutions automate critical business tasks ranging from marketing, service and support to planning and scheduling, material requirements planning (MRP), accounting, product configuration, and business intelligence. The company’s CRM and ERP business solutions are used by more than 4,500 customers worldwide and across a variety of industries, including manufacturing and professional services.

Embarcadero provides professional grade database management tools for designing, developing and managing databases and the data they contain. More than 12,000 customers worldwide and over 90% of Fortune 100 companies rely on the company's cross-platform tools to reduce complexity, improve productivity and strengthen security in their database applications. Founded in 1993, Embarcadero is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Entrust secures digital identities and information for consumers, enterprises and governments in more than 2,000 organizations spanning 60 countries. Leveraging a layered security approach to address growing risks, Entrust solutions help secure the most common digital identity and information protection pain points in an organization. These include SSL, authentication, fraud detection, shared data protection and e-mail security. 

Excelligence is a leading developer, manufacturer and retailer of educational products sold to child care programs, preschools, elementary schools and consumers by catalog, online and through a field sales force. Excelligence serves early childhood professionals, educators, and parents by providing quality educational products and programs for children from infancy to 12 years of age.

Flexera Software provides solutions that help simplify the business relationship between software producers and enterprises. The company’s product line includes the FLEXnet® and InstallShield® family of products that were previously offered by the Software Business Unit of Macrovision Corporation, from which the business was acquired. These software products enable software vendors to better manage entitlements, licensing, compliance, installation, and electronic software delivery.

Hyland Software, established in 1991, is a leading developer and marketer of enterprise content management (ECM) software. The company’s popular OnBase® enterprise content management solution is deployable at both the departmental and enterprise levels and provides organizations with unique, modular solutions that help them streamline their work processes and share information among their employees, business partners and customers. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Hyland markets OnBase® throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Japan.

iTera products integrate IBM System i high availability and continuous availability solutions. The company was formed in 1997 and specialized in the development of software solutions to increase and improve the availability of iSeries (AS/400) systems as well as streamline data management processes. With its merger with Thoma Bravo portfolio company Vision Solutions, Inc. in November 2006, iTera became part of the new Vision Solutions, which has focused its expanded resources on IBM System i infrastructure software and become IBM's largest high availability Premier Business Partner worldwide. The companies’ combined products for this market are offered under the iTera brand.

LMA operates three 100,000 watt class C radio stations serving the San Diego, CA market, the country’s 17th largest radio market, with a variety of popular music formats and e-marketing opportunities. The Company also seeks additional radio broadcasting opportunities in large markets throughout the U.S. The current LMA stations are: XHRM-FM 92.5 (“Magic”), a “Rhythmic Adult Contemporary” station; XHTZ-FM 90.3 (“Z90”), a “Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio” station; and XETRA-FM 91.1 (“91X”), an “Alternative Music” station. Through an operating agreement, these stations are operated as a group with XHPRS-FM (“The Walrus”) 105.7, a “Classic Hits” station; and XEPRS-AM 1090 (“XX”), a “Sports Talk” station and home of San Diego Padres baseball.

Manatron is a leading provider of integrated, enterprise-level property tax solutions for state and local governments. The company’s software manages the entire property life cycle, which includes deed recording, land records, GIS (Geographic Information System) integration, valuation, assessment administration, personal property, business licenses, cashiering, tax billing and collection, delinquents and tax sales and e-government. Manatron serves customers throughout the United States and in Canada, South Africa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

PLATO Learning provides education technology solutions for kindergarten through adult learners, offering curricula for reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, and life and job skills. As the first and most innovative educational technology company, PLATO is a proven leader in providing prescriptive, personalized instruction, technology-based teaching tools, and standards-driven assessment and data management to facilitate continuous academic improvement for learners at all levels.

A leading postsecondary educational institution, founded in 1946, providing technical, business and health related occupational training through seven campuses in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

A national IBM® Premier Business Partner and the largest IBM Solution Provider in the U.S., Sirius distributes servers, storage products, printers, software and related services primarily to small and medium sized businesses.

SonicWALL develops advanced intelligent network security and data protection solutions that adapt as organizations evolve and as threats evolve. Trusted by small and large enterprises worldwide, SonicWALL solutions are designed to detect and control applications and protect networks from intrusions and malware attacks through award-winning hardware, software and virtual appliance-based solutions.

Vision Solutions is the world’s leading provider of high availability (HA), disaster recovery and data and systems management solutions for IBM Power Systems. With a portfolio spanning the industry’s most innovative and trusted HA technologies from iTERA, MIMIX and ORION Solutions, Vision keeps critical businesses information continuously protected and available. Affordable and easy to use, Vision products ensure business continuity, increase productivity, reduce operating costs and satisfy compliance requirements.  As IBM’s largest HA Premier Business Partner, Vision Solutions oversees a global network of business partners and services and support professionals to help its customers achieve their business goals.

Citect is the leading global provider of industrial automation, facilities automation, real-time intelligence and next-generation manufacturing execution systems (MES). The company’s software is used in many industries, including mining, dairy, food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals and power distribution. Based in Sydney, Australia, and with offices in the US and throughout the world, Citect has been providing global business solutions, engineering services and software to the automation market for over 30 years. TCB acquired an interest in Citect after identifying it as a leader in its field through the firm's study of software vertical markets. The investment was made to assist management in a proposed going-private transaction, and sold when a strategic purchaser then acquired the business.

For over 25 years, Datatel has focused exclusively on helping colleges and universities manage their business processes. Datatel today provides fully integrated enterprise information management software solutions to more than 600 colleges, universities and other higher education institutions serving almost 4 million students. Thoma Bravo invested in the company in 2005 and worked closely with the company’s management to improve its operations and enhance its profitability before selling the business about 4.5 years later for a substantial gain.

With its acquisition of Manugistics in July 2006, funded by Thoma Bravo, JDA became the global leader in helping more than 5,500 retail, manufacturing and wholesale-distribution customers in more than 60 countries achieve demand chain results. JDA Portfolio software enables high-performance business process optimization and execution from the manufacturer’s plant through distribution to an end customer or a retailer’s shelf. With offices in major cities around the world, JDA employs the industry’s most experienced supply and demand chain experts to develop, deliver and support its solutions.  The investment was sold in 2009.

NASDAQ: JDAS

Acquisitions made by JDA Software Group, Inc.:
Manugistics Group, Inc.

A global expert services firm providing independent expert testimony, original authoritative studies, and strategic advice and consulting to major corporations, leading law firms, and local, state, and federal governments and agencies around the world. The company’s highly credentialed experts and professional staff, including recognized academic authorities, former senior government officials and experienced industry leaders, conduct economic and financial analyses to provide objective opinions and advice that help resolve complex disputes and inform legislative, judicial, regulatory, and business decision makers. NASDAQ: XPRT

Manugistics is a leading global provider of synchronized supply chain and revenue management solutions. Clients depend on Manugistics software for improved forecast and inventory accuracy and industry-leading pricing and yield management solutions. Its clients have included industry leaders such as Boeing, Cingular, Circuit City, Coca-Cola Bottling, DHL, Diageo, DuPont, Georgia-Pacific, Harley-Davidson, H.J. Heinz, L.L. Bean, Limited Brands, Kraft Foods, Marriott, McCormick, Nestle, RadioShack and Sears, Roebuck & Co. Manugistics was publicly traded as MANU on the Nasdaq until its acquisition by JDA Software Group, Inc.

NetIQ is a leading provider of integrated systems and security management solutions that empower IT organizations with the knowledge and ability necessary to assure IT service. NetIQ's Knowledge-Based Service Assurance products and solutions include embedded knowledge and tools to implement industry best practices and to better ensure operational integrity, manage service levels and risk, and ensure policy compliance. NetIQ's modular solutions for performance & availability management, security management, configuration & vulnerability management, and operational change control integrate through an open, service-oriented architecture allowing for common reporting, analytics and dashboards. The company was traded as NTIQ on Nasdaq until its acquisition by Attachmate Corp.

The company is a leading provider of enterprise software and services to the durable goods distribution market. Prophet 21 enterprise software solutions for Windows and UNIX currently serve more than 3,000 customers and 75,000 users conducting more than $40 billion in supply chain transactions annually, providing organizations with powerful, highly customizable applications designed to improve customer service and maximize return on investment. Prophet 21 was sold to Activant Solutions Inc., a leading provider of vertical business management solutions, in September 2005. It currently operates as a subsidiary of Activant with existing management continuing in their positions.

A premier independent outdoor and sports advertising company with signage in key markets including New York, Los Angeles, and London, as well as advertising programs with the NBA, Major League Baseball and the NCAA.

Formerly the Banking Systems Division of Sterling Commerce, VECTORsgi is a leading provider of financial transaction processing, electronic payments, image exchange, item processing, dispute resolution, and e-commerce solutions for financial institutions. VECTORsgi was sold by a Thoma Bravo predecessor firm to Metavante Corporation, the financial technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), in November 2004. The company now operates as the VECTORsgi division of Metavante Image Solutions.

Viecore is an innovative provider of enterprise level self-service solutions for customer contact centers. The company's speech-enabled, interactive voice response systems provide services to millions of customers each day in the retail, insurance, financial services, healthcare, utility and other industries. Its Federal Systems Division provides advance decision support services to the US Military and to federal, state, and homeland security agencies.

Web Clients is an online direct marketing company that specializes in performance-based advertising and related services. The company provides customer leads to advertising and marketing clients using a network of more than 16,000 affiliated websites, proprietary tracking and technology, and innovative marketing solutions.