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TA is thrilled to highlight the promotion of 11 professionals across our investment team, Strategic Resource Group, Capital Markets Group and Investor Relations team! Congratulations to Elliott Brennan, Daniel B. and Andrew Lowry on their promotion to Principal; Ritej Bachhawat, Michael Donahue, Georgia Dowdall, Hannah Hellebush and Santanu Majilya on their promotion to Senior Vice President; and Ryan Del Monaco, Rose Deschamps (née Button) and Danny Winschuh on their promotion to Vice President! We are proud to celebrate their achievements and look forward to their continued contributions to the firm!  Read More: https://bit.ly/3XPJN54 #PrivateEquity

TA recently hosted a ‘Women’s Leadership Speaker Event,’ featuring TA board members Britt Ide (Technosylva), Debbie Dunnam (Unit4) and Kris Lovejoy (Radiant Logic). The interactive session convened more than 160 executives across the firm’s portfolio, providing a unique forum for our female community to network, connect and discuss strategies for driving career growth. We are deeply thankful for the incredible women who joined us and look forward to hosting more professional development opportunities for our female executives in the future! #WomenLeadership #PrivateEquity 

We are excited to welcome Clearlake Capital Group as a new investor in Aptean, a TA portfolio company! “We are proud to be long-term supporters of Aptean, having first invested in the Company in 2019 and then recommitting in 2023 to deepen our partnership,” said Hythem El-Nazer, Managing Director at TA. “We welcome Clearlake as a shareholder and look forward to working collaboratively with the goal of enhancing Aptean’s market position and realizing accelerated growth,” added Mike Libert, Managing Director at TA. Read More: https://bit.ly/4cK8lkk #PrivateEquity

In May, we hosted an EMEA CHRO Conference in London, uniting more than 20 people leaders across the TA portfolio for two days of networking and discussion around key functional priorities. Facilitated by TA’s Strategic Resource group, the event provided a platform to explore innovative solutions to today’s most pressing people challenges. Conversation topics included transformational M&A, the complexities of people integration, employee engagement and GenAI’s impact on talent management. A special thank you to our guest speakers Ruby Sheera and Samuel Robberts from The LCap Group, Dr. Saiyyidah Zaidi and Matt Symonds from Altair Advisory LLP, John Hazan from Bain & Company, and portfolio company speakers Tania Garrett (Unit4), Jennifer Mounce (RLDatix), Monika Nagypal (Netrisk Group), Eva Makedonska (Chaos), Laura Taylor-Smith (), Karen Penfold (Agilio Software), Lindi Teate FCIPD (Byggfakta Group) and Sarandeza Shabanaj (Adcubum AG). Read more about the EMEA CHRO Conference: https://bit.ly/4cnKgQo #PrivateEquity

We are excited to share that TA Directors Amara Suebsaeng and Jessica Gilligan have been named to GrowthCap’s “Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2024” list! Awardees were chosen based on their demonstrated success in leadership roles, breadth of experience, longevity in the field, consistency in performance, as well as feedback from portfolio company executives and peers within the industry. This recognition underscores Amara and Jessica’s exceptional leadership within TA and industry at large. We are thankful for their collective contributions to the Firm and congratulate them on this well-deserved honor! For additional details on the award selection criteria and methodology, please visit: https://bit.ly/4ctOCoP #PrivateEquity #WomenLeaders 

Last month, our Strategic Resource Group (SRG) had the opportunity to host a Generative AI Immersion Day at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Executive Briefing Center in Seattle. 20+ CTOs, CPOs and senior engineering leaders from across the TA portfolio came together for technical demos and engaging discussions on the impact and opportunities of GenAI. Curated by TA’s SRG and AWS’ Private Equity Practice, the agenda featured sessions on transitioning GenAI prototypes to production, modern data strategies, the future of software development and establishing GenAI Centers of Excellence. A sincere thank you to our featured speakers, including: Chris Browder, Stephen Brozovich, Joseph Cudby, Daniel Ferguson, Brian Mitchell, MBA and Jeff Ruhnow from AWS; Joshua Broyde, Christopher Carpenter and Larry Geller from AI21 Labs; and Jaywant Deshpande from e-Zest Solutions, an Accion Labs company. Read more about the AWS Generative AI Immersion Day: https://lnkd.in/erXV59vV. #PrivateEquity #GenerativeAI #AWS

Congratulations to Riskonnect, Inc., a TA portfolio company, on its acquisition of Camms, a leading provider of enterprise cloud-based software for governance, risk, and compliance! This transaction drives new value for customers of the combined organization, equipping them to bring all aspects of risk under one roof with an enhanced suite of solutions. TA’s investment in Riskonnect is led by Harry Taylor, Charles L. Ha and Naveen Wadhera, and supported by Sharat Durbhakula and Sydney Gabrielson. #PrivateEquity Read More: https://bit.ly/4emjeKJ

We are excited to welcome Temasek as a new investor in Betashares, a TA portfolio company!   “Betashares has earned its position as a leader in Australia’s financial services industry, and is incredibly well placed to capitalize on the structural changes underway in the international financial services landscape,” said Edward Sippel, Head of Asia Pacific & Managing Director at TA. “As a long-term committed investor, we believe Betashares has a bright future ahead, and are thrilled to continue our partnership alongside Temasek.”   TA’s investment in Betashares is led by Edward Sippel, Andrew Tay and Lily Xu, and supported by Jerry Zhou and Matthew Zhou. #PrivateEquity Read More: https://bit.ly/4coIb6a

We have officially wrapped our 2024 CFO & COO Conference! More than 100 senior finance and operations leaders from our global portfolio joined TA team members to discuss past learnings and future opportunities, glean insights from external thought leaders and deepen connections with peers across the TA network.    A special thank you to our guest speakers Dan Hawkins (Summit Leadership Partners), Greg Poole (UBS), Susan Emerson (Salesforce), and the many portfolio company executives who shared their perspectives on stage, including Matthew Bagley (Unit4), Rob Binns (The Access Group), Kent Capps (OMNIA Partners), Trey Chambers (IDERA Software) and Nilesh Mistry (Fisher Funds).  We are truly energized by the insights and connections forged over the last three days and look forward to curating more learning opportunities for our portfolio leaders in the future! To read more about the CFO & COO Conference, please visit: https://bit.ly/3VllyZx   #PrivateEquity #CXO2024 #BuildingResiliency Photo Credit: Maura Wayman Photography

We were thrilled to kick off our CFO & COO Conference last night in Boston! Over the next two days, more than 100 executives from our global portfolio will explore cutting-edge strategies, share best practices and strengthen their connections across the TA network. Opportunities to gather our portfolio leaders are invaluable and we are grateful to everyone who traveled from near and far to join us this week.   Stay tuned for further takeaways from the CFO & COO Conference! In the meantime, visit www.ta.com for the latest TA and portfolio news.    #PrivateEquity