Vista Equity Partners
American investment firm
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| January 2025 | Vista Equity Partners, along with Blackstone, acquired Smartsheet, an AI-enhanced enterprise-class business management platform, in a deal worth approximately $8.4 billion. |
| June 2024 | Ranked 14th in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking of the largest private equity firms in the world. |
| April 2024 | Vista agreed to acquire Model N, Inc., a revenue optimization and compliance solutions company, for $1.25 billion. |
| 2023 | Named Global Technology Private Equity Firm of the Year by Private Equity International. |
| October 2023 | EngageSmart announced it would be taken private by Vista for $4 billion. |
| October 2023 | Vista, along with Blackstone, acquired Energy Exemplar, an Australian energy software company, for approximately $1.6 billion. |
| June 2023 | Aptio, previously acquired by Vista Equity Partners, was sold to IBM for $4.6 billion. |
| August 2022 | Vista agreed to acquire Avalara, Inc., a tax automation software platform, for $8.4 billion including debt. |
| January 2022 | Vista and Evergreen Coast Capital completed an all-cash acquisition of Citrix Systems for $16.5 billion, with plans to merge Citrix with TIBCO. |
| 2021 | Vista divested from Aspira and Numerator. Also sold Allocate to RLDatix for $1.3 billion. |
| September 2021 | Vista announced its intention to acquire Blue Prism for £1.095 billion ($1.5 billion), though the acquisition was ultimately completed by SS&C Technologies in March 2022. |
| September 2021 | Vista acquired a majority stake in Drift, a sales and marketing software company, valued at over $1.0 billion. |
| August 2021 | David Breach was announced as president of Vista, succeeding co-founder Brian N. Sheth who resigned in 2020. |
| April 2021 | Vista completed its acquisition of Pluralsight for $3.5 billion. |
| 2020 | Vista sold Vertafore to Roper Technologies for $5.35 billion and Regulatory DataCorp to Moody's for $700 million. |
| 2020 | Vista acquired Tripleseat, a web-based sales and event management company, and purchased a 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms. |
| 2020 | Brian N. Sheth departed from his role as president of Vista Equity Partners. |
| November 2020 | Vista acquired CRM-software provider Pipedrive for $1.5 billion. |
| November 2020 | Vista acquired customer success company Gainsight for $1.1 billion. |
| October 2020 | CEO Robert F. Smith and investor Robert T. Brockman were named in a tax evasion case. Smith signed a non-prosecution agreement with the IRS, agreeing to pay $139 million and testify against Brockman. |
| August 2020 | Vista joined Diligent Corporation's modern leadership initiative, pledging to create five new board roles for racially diverse candidates among its portfolio companies. |
| 2019 | Bought a majority stake in Acquia. Completed first IPO by taking Ping Identity public. Purchased Sonatype, a cybersecurity and open-source automation company, and Accelya, a technology provider for the airline industry. |
| September 2019 | Vista Equity Partners raised $16 billion for their flagship fund, which was the largest technology-focused fund ever raised by an independent private equity firm at the time. |
| 2018 | Vista sold Marketo to Adobe Systems for $4.75 billion. |
| 2018 | Acquired Apptio, a cloud-based business management software, and Alegeus. Entered into an agreement to acquire Mindbody for $1.9 billion. Invested in Wrike, a project management software provider. |
| 2017 | Acquired NAVEX Global. Invested in Upserve, a restaurant software provider, and Market Track. |
| September 2017 | Vista Equity Partners and their portfolio companies pledged $1 million to support the Akshaya Patra Foundation, a charitable initiative aimed at providing meals to school children in India. |
| 2016 | Acquired Solera Holdings for $6.5 billion and Cvent for $1.65 billion. Announced agreements to acquire Marketo, Ping Identity, and GovDelivery. Invested in Granicus and Vivid Seats, and later merged GovDelivery and Granicus. |
| 2015 | Vista sold Websense to Raytheon for $1.9 billion. |
| 2015 | Acquired PowerSchool, an educational technology provider, and TIBCO Software, a big data and software integrations company. |
| 2014 | Acquired Automated Insights, a software company specializing in natural-language generation, and Main Street Hub, a social-media company. |
| September 2014 | Vista announced the sale of MicroEdge to Blackbaud for $160 million. |
| 2013 | Acquired Misys, a British software company; Websense; and Active Network, Inc., an online event registration service. |
| 2012 | Acquired Bullhorn, Inc., a CRM software provider. |
| 2011 | Vista Equity Partners acquired Sage Healthcare, renaming it Vitera Healthcare Solutions. |
| 2011 | The company launched its first fund, the Vista Credit Opportunities Fund, which successfully raised $196 million. |
| 2011 | Vista Equity Partners opened a new office in Austin, Texas. |
| 2010 | Brian N. Sheth was promoted to president and awarded the title of co-founder of Vista Equity Partners. |
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