Private equity billionaire David Bonderman, who co-founded the asset management firm TPG and was the co-owner of the NHL's Seattle Kraken, died Wednesday at the age of 82.

Bonderman put his unique stamp on the fledgling buyout business and became a billionaire many times over.

Bonderman, who got his start as a lawyer, also owned the Seattle Kraken NHL team. A look back at the early tech firm LBOs his firm TPG pioneered.