H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo to Acquire CompTIA

Ropes & Gray represented H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo in a definitive agreement to acquire the brand and products of Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a world-leading information technology certification and training business. The announcement was made in a Nov. 4 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed.

H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative investment firm with $65 billion of capital under management.

Thoma Bravo is one of the largest software-focused investors in the world, with approximately $160 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2024.

This team included private equity partner Carl Marcellino, finance partners Nichole Lopez-Tackett and Stefanie Birkmann, executive compensation & employee benefits partner Matt Jones, employment partner Stephanie Bruce, litigation & enforcement partners Lisa Kaltenbrunner, Emerson Siegle, and Jackie Grise Lester, private equity partner Jessica Cooney, IP transactions partner Regina Sam Penti, tax partner Adam Greenwood, data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Ed McNicholas, and private equity associate Kim Ton-That.