Kirkland Advises Azul on Strategic Investment from Thoma Bravo Kirkland Ellis advised Azul Systems, a provider of industry-leading Java runtime solutions, on a definitive agreement to receive a majority strategic investment from Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm As part of the transaction, Azul’s existing investors Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital will be reinvesting significant new capital and will retain minority stakes
Thoma Bravo acquires a majority stake in Java platform Azul . . . Thoma Bravo acquires a majority stake in Java platform Azul, which received a $340M majority investment from Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital in 2020 — Thoma Bravo bought a majority stake in enterprise Java platform developer Azul for an undisclosed price, Azul CEO Scott Sellers tells Axios Pro
Thoma Bravo buys Java platform Azul - Axios Flashback: In 2020, Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital made a majority investment in Azul for $340 million Both firms are keeping a minority stake in Azul after the new deal "We were very fortunate," Sellers says about Thoma Bravo consummating the deal "You know how PE cycles, so the question was 'who's going to come next?'"
Azul Announces Strategic Investment from Thoma Bravo November 18, 2025 Azul Announces Strategic Investment from Thoma Bravo Investment to accelerate growth and innovation of the world’s most trusted enterprise Java platform Existing investors Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital to make new investments and retain significant minority stakes in Azul
Azul: Majority Investment Secured From Thoma Bravo To . . . Azul announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to receive a majority strategic investment from Thoma Bravo, marking a significant expansion milestone for the enterprise Java platform provider Existing investors Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital will reinvest additional capital and retain meaningful minority positions, joining Azul employees as shareholders
Thoma Bravo to take majority stake in Azul, expands Java globally Thoma Bravo will become the majority investor in Azul in a deal that positions the Java specialist for faster product development and wider enterprise distribution The investment — a control recapitalisation rather than a traditional trade sale — brings renewed capital to Azul while existing backers Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital reinvest and remain sizeable minority