Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Vista Equity Partners
American investment firm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (Vista) is an American private equity firm that invests in software businesses[2] and manages over $100 billion in assets.[5]
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Remove ads
History
Vista Equity Partners was founded in 2000 by American businessman Robert F. Smith, who is chairman and CEO.[2]
In 2010, Brian N. Sheth was promoted to president and awarded the title of co-founder of the firm. He remained in this role until in 2020.[6][7]
In 2011, the company opened an office in Austin, Texas.[2] Since then, Vista has added several private equity and credit funds to its portfolio.[8][9]
In October 2020, Vista's CEO Robert F. Smith and investor Robert T. Brockman were named in a tax evasion case.[10][11] That month, Smith signed a non-prosecution agreement with the IRS, agreeing to pay $139 million and testify against Brockman.[10]
In August 2021, its chief operating officer David Breach was announced as president of Vista.[12]
In August 2022, the company agreed to acquire tax automation software platform maker Avalara for $8.4 billion including debt.[13]
In October 2023, Vista, along with Blackstone acquired Energy Exemplar, an Australian energy software company for approximately $1.6 billion.[14]
In July 2025, the company sold its minority stake in Cvent to Blackstone in a deal valued at $1.3 billion.[15]
Remove ads
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads