GTCR

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GTCR LLC
Type Private
Industry Private equity
Founded1980;43 years ago (1980)
Founders
Headquarters 300 North LaSalle
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Products Leveraged buyout, Rollup
AUM US$35 billion (2023)
Number of employees
154 (2023)
Website gtcr.com

GTCR LLC is a Chicago, Illinois-based private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout, leveraged recapitalization, growth capital and rollup transactions. The firm principally invests in high-growth industries, including financial services & technology, healthcare, information services & technology, and growth business services.

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Since 1980, GTCR has reportedly invested more than $15 billion in over 200 companies. [1] As of 2021, the firm has more than 80 employees, including over 40 investment professionals.

History

GTCR logo in use prior to 1998 separation GTCR Historical Logo.png
GTCR logo in use prior to 1998 separation

The company was founded in 1980 as Golder Thoma & Co. by Stanley Golder, Carl Thoma, and Bryan Cressey. [2] In the 1970s, Golder built the private equity program at First Chicago Corp. [3] where he is noted primarily for backing Federal Express and for efforts as chairman of the National Venture Capital Association and the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies to change federal laws allowing pensions to invest in private equity. [4] [5] Golder Thoma & Cressey received much of its initial funding from William M. Blair and upon leaving First Chicago, Golder was replaced by John A. Canning, Jr. who would go on to found rival Chicago private equity firm Madison Dearborn.

The firm became Golder Thoma & Cressey in 1984, and with the promotion of Bruce Rauner to partner the firm would come to be known as Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc. (GTCR), although it would still often be referred to as Golder Thoma. [6]

In 1998, disagreements between the senior partners led Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc. split into two private equity firms. Both firms continue to invest primarily through consolidations of specific industries, referred to as roll-ups:

Investment funds

GTCR invests through a series of private limited partnerships and its investors include a variety of pension funds (e.g., Washington State Investment Board, [11] Pennsylvania State Employee's Retirement System [12] ) endowments and other institutional investors.

Following its separation from Thoma Cressey (discussed above), GTCR has raised seven private equity funds totaling $20 billion in limited partner commitments:

Acquisitions

In August 2023, it was announced GTCR had acquired the Basingstoke and Paris-headquartered compliance and supply chain management software platform, Once For All, from Warburg Pincus for an undisclosed amount. [16]

In September 2023, it was announced GTCR had acquired the Fairfield, Connecticut-based foundation software provider for private foundations and charitable advisors, Foundation Source. [17]

In December 2023, GTCR acquired Cloudbreak Health from UpHealth for $180 million. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "About GTCR" Archived 2014-02-16 at the Wayback Machine , company webpage
  2. ↑ "Newspapers.com search". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  3. ↑ Today part of JPMorgan Chase through its acquisition of Bank One
  4. ↑ In 1978, the US Labor Department relaxed certain of the ERISA restrictions, under the "prudent man rule," a fiduciary responsibility of investment managers under ERISA. Under the original application, each investment was expected to adhere to risk standards on its own merits, limiting the ability of investment managers to make any investments deemed potentially risky. Under the revised 1978 interpretation, the concept of portfolio diversification of risk, measuring risk at the aggregate portfolio level rather than the investment level to satisfy fiduciary standards would also be accepted.
  5. ↑ Private Equity Pioneer Golder Dies [ permanent dead link ]. Buyouts, January 24, 2000. A cached version of the article can be found here.
  6. ↑ Stanley C. Golder Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine , a donor profile at the UIUC website
  7. ↑ Rauner makes it official, retires from GTCR, an article in Crain's Chicago Business dated October 19, 2012
  8. ↑ "Dealmakers' boot camp; Golder Thoma: A buyout industry proving ground", Crain's Chicago Business , September, 2004 by Steve Daniels
  9. ↑ "Personality Profile: Cressey Takes Specialization To The Next Level." Buyouts, June 23, 2008
  10. ↑ "Thoma Bravo Completes Fundraising" Bloomberg, March 16, 2009
  11. ↑ Washington State Investment Board Private Equity IRR Report Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Pennsylvania State Employee's Retirement System Detailed Holding Information
  13. ↑ "Press Release".
  14. ↑ "Press Release". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.
  15. ↑ GTCR. "GTCR Closes $5.25 Billion Buyout Fund". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  16. ↑ Media, Insider (2023-08-30). "GTCR completes Once For All acquisition". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  17. ↑ FinSMEs (2023-09-14). "GTCR Acquires Foundation Source". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  18. ↑ Buckley, Holly (2023-11-22). "Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: GTCR to Acquire Cloudbreak Health for $180 million". The Healthcare Investor. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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