Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Investment in PDFTron

Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Investment in PDFTron

Paul Edwards • May 21, 2021
Paul Edwards • May 21, 2021

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PDFTron Systems Inc., the world's leading provider of document technology solutions for software developers, announced a strategic growth investment from Thoma Bravo.


“Leveraging our significant prior experience in the broader SDK market, and as a Private Equity practice that supports over 100 tech/software transactions a year, Stax was pleased to support A.J. Rohde and the Thoma Bravo team, two years after doing similar work for Jim Quagliaroli and the Silversmith Capital Partners team,” said Paul Edwards, Senior Managing Director, Stax. “Best wishes to PDFTron, and a great ownership combination.”


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