Vista Equity Partners Fund VIII, L.P. Recommendation Report
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Vista was founded in 2000 by Robert Smith, Brian Sheth and Stephen Davis
Mr. Smith continues to lead the organization while Messrs. Davis and Sheth departed the firm in 2009 and 2020, respectively
In August 2021, David Breach, formerly COO & CLO, was appointed as President COO of Vista and now leads the General
Partner alongside Mr. Smith
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Currently, the General Partner has over 500 employees, including over 150 investment professionals and over 100 professionals
across its network of independent consultants, Vista Consulting Group
In 2020, Vista established an Executive Committee and a Private Equity Management Committee to manage its business units
and product lines, which both consist of Messrs. Smith and Breach as well as other senior professionals and department heads
Snapshot:¹
Inception/Founders:
Locations:
2000/Robert Smith, Brian Sheth (departed) and Stephen Davis (departed) Austin (headquarters), San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Oakland and
Hong Kong
AUM:
$94 billion
General Partner (cont.)
Management Company:
Private
Headcount:
500+ total professionals including Vista Consulting Group
1 As of 7/18/22; AUM as of 6/30/22
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Strategies/Product Lines:
Private equity, private credit and public equity
Current Leadership:
Robert Smith and David Breach
Executive Summary | General Partner | Investment Strategy | Track Record | ESG | Appendices
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