Key Takeaways
- • Thoma Bravo is reviving its effort to sell consumer intelligence provider J.D. Power, according to people familiar with the matter, with a target valuation of about $6.5 billion including debt.
- • The firm is working with an adviser and preparing to take initial bids for J.D. Power as soon as August 2026, per the same sources.
- • Thoma Bravo has owned J.D. Power since 2019, and the sale revival is framed as an effort to capitalize on renewed private equity appetite for technology deals.
- • Source material for the debt-talks and sweetener angle in the headline was not retrievable, so this summary covers only the J.D. Power sale process.
Summary
Thoma Bravo is reviving an effort to sell consumer intelligence provider J.D. Power, according to people familiar with the matter reported by Bloomberg. The software-focused private equity firm is seeking a valuation of about $6.5 billion including debt for the business, which it has owned since 2019.
The firm is working with an adviser as it prepares to take initial bids for J.D. Power as soon as this month, the people said. The move is positioned as an effort to take advantage of renewed private equity appetite for technology deals, which the report characterizes as a rebound in tech dealmaking.
The available source material did not include the full article text, so details on the debt financing discussions referenced in the headline, including the reported deal sweeteners, could not be verified. Readers should treat the headline's characterization of concessions and debt talks as unconfirmed by the sources reviewed here.
The firm is working with an adviser as it prepares to take initial bids for J.D. Power as soon as this month, the people said. The move is positioned as an effort to take advantage of renewed private equity appetite for technology deals, which the report characterizes as a rebound in tech dealmaking.
The available source material did not include the full article text, so details on the debt financing discussions referenced in the headline, including the reported deal sweeteners, could not be verified. Readers should treat the headline's characterization of concessions and debt talks as unconfirmed by the sources reviewed here.
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