TA is founded in Boston by Peter Brooke
TA was formed as a separate partnership affiliated with Tucker, Anthony & R.L. Day, and became a separate partnership in 1978 owned by its Managing Directors
C. Kevin Landry joins TA, becoming CEO in 1993
Kevin's character underlies TA's culture and core values today
TA is part of the first round of venture capital investment in Continental Cablevision
TA invests in Eastern Mountain Sports, our first consumer investment
The firm has since invested in more than 35 consumer companies
TA invests in every private round of Federal Express, which completed its IPO in 1978
Current market cap of $65.9B
TA helps form Biogen N.V., which completed its IPO in 1983
Current market cap of $57.8B
TA invests in McCormack & Dodge, our first software investment, led by Jacqui Morby
TA has since invested in more than 115 software companies
TA opens Silicon Valley office, headed by Mike Child and Jeff Chambers
TA invests in Keystone Group, our first investment in financial services
TA is an active investor in the asset management industry, with 21 investments closed to date
TA co-leads the first round of institutional investors in McAfee Associates, which completed its IPO in 1992
TA has since completed numerous investments in security software companies
Affiliated Managers Group is organized by TA with an M&A strategy for growth; AMG completed its IPO in 1997
Current market cap of $11.1B
TA leads the first institutional investment in Network Appliance (now NetApp), which completed its IPO in 1995
Current market cap of $18.1B
TA invests in Invitrogen to fund acquisition-led growth
Invitrogen completed a multi-billion dollar merger with Applied Bioscience in 2008 to become Life Technologies, which today is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
TA is part of the first round of institutional investors in SBA Communications, which completed its IPO in 1999
Current market cap of $19.9B
TA invests in Datek Online Holdings Corporation (now TD Ameritrade), our first investment in financial technology
TA has since invested in more than 25 financial technology companies
TA launches its first subordinated debt fund, providing companies quick and seamless access to mezzanine debt
TA is the first institutional investor in Asurion
Today: a global leader in consumer technology protection services
TA purchases a majority interest in Tempur-Pedic International, which completed its IPO in 2003
Current market cap of $2.5B
TA invests in Sophos, our first European investment under a dedicated investing effort in Europe
Today: a leader in IT security and data protection for mid-market enterprises with a current market cap of $2.8B
TA opens London office to support dedicated effort in Europe, headed by Ajit Nedungadi
InterContinentalExchange completes its IPO, the first IPO of a TA portfolio company in the financial technology sector
Today: a leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses with a current market cap of $42.1B
TA invests in Idea Cellular, our first investment in Asia; Idea completed its IPO in 2007
Current market cap of $5.1B
TA invests in First Eagle Investment Management, TA’s largest investment in a US-based asset manager
GlobeOp completes its IPO, the first UK IPO of a TA portfolio company since opening TA’s London office
TA reaches staff of over 100
Today: The firm has more than 150 employees
TA opens Mumbai office to support dedicated effort in the Asia-Pacific region
Jupiter Fund Management completes its IPO, the first UK IPO of a TA portfolio company in the asset management sector
TA opens Hong Kong office to strengthen presence in the Asia-Pacific region
TA forms Strategic Resource Group, adding resources to augment decades of value-add for TA's portfolio companies
SpeedCast completes its IPO, the first Australian IPO by a TA portfolio company since opening TA’s Hong Kong office
TA reaches total investments in over 450 companies
Dr Lal PathLabs completes its IPO, the first Indian IPO of a TA portfolio company since opening TA’s Mumbai office
TA reaches $24 billion in capital raised
2018 marks five decades of TA partnering with owners and management teams to help build lasting value in great companies.
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