Mr David Bonderman

Recent investment activity


KANDO id: 30963

Bio

Mr Bonderman is a founder of Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and its Asian affiliate, Newbridge Capital. Mr Bonderman serves as a principal and founding partner of both firms. The firms invest primarily in restructurings, recapitalizations and buyouts in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. TPG and its affiliates have under management more than USD 20 billion of equity capital and have investments with board representation in these companies. Portfolio companies controlled by TPG have combined revenues of USD 65 billion, operate in over 120 countries and employ over 550,000 people. Among the portfolio companies of TPG, Newbridge, and its principals are: J Crew; Burger King; Gemplus International SA; ON Semiconductor; Seagate Technology; Ryanair; Debenhams; MEMC; Shenzhen Development Bank and Raffles Holdings Ltd. Prior to forming TPG in 1992, Mr Bonderman was Chief Operating Officer of the Robert M Bass Group Inc (now doing business as Keystone Inc) in Fort Worth, Texas. Prior to joining RMBG in 1983, Mr Bonderman was a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter in Washington DC, where he specialized in corporate, securities, bankruptcy and antitrust litigation. From 1969 to 1970, Mr Bonderman was a Fellow in Foreign and Comparative Law in conjunction with Harvard University and from 1968 to 1969, he was Special Assistant to the US Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division. From 1967 to 1968, Mr Bonderman was Assistant Professor at Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans. Mr Bonderman serves on the Boards of the following public companies: CoStar Group Inc; Gemplus International SA; and Ryanair Holdings plc, of which he is Chairman. He also serves on the Boards of The Wilderness Society, the Grand Canyon Trust, the World Wildlife Fund, The University of Washington Foundation and the American Himalayan Foundation. Mr Bonderman graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law School in 1966. He was a member of the Harvard Law Review and a Sheldon Fellow. He is a 1963 graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle.

Career


TPG Capital LP - founder

One of the world's largest private equity firms
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TPG Inc - founder

Private equity firm
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Uber Technologies Inc

On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests.
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Education

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Selected investments

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Kabbage Inc Instant SME lending. Series C
Kabbage Inc Instant SME lending. N/A