TA Associates, Inc.

TA Associates, Inc. was founded in 1968. TA Associates, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in seed investments, management buyouts, leveraged recapitalization or liquidity with leverage for shareholders, purchasing stocks from owners, technology buyouts, growth capital, and acquisitions transactions. The firm primarily invests in private companies with a focus on consumer and retail, technology, financial services, business services, and healthcare businesses. However, it may also consider investments in other areas. The firm targets investments in companies based in North America, Europe, India, and other emerging markets. It may also consider opportunities in other parts of the world. The firm typically invests between $60 million and $600 million in equity and between $10 million and $75 million in subordinated debt transactions in the companies with values between $200 million and $5 billion. It can also make larger investments through its limited partners. The firm usually takes majority or minority positions, with ownership position ranging between 15 percent and 90 percent but never takes operating control of its portfolio companies.