Bonderman, who got his start as a lawyer, also owned the Seattle Kraken NHL team. A look back at the early leveraged buyouts of tech companies that his firm TPG pursued.

David Bonderman, whose global investment firm TPG has been a major player in media and entertainment, died today at 82.

David Bonderman, the media-shy billionaire who co-founded the $239 billion alternative asset management giant TPG , has died at the age of 82.