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What does Vista Equity Partners invest in?
Vista Equity Partners invests most often at Venture and Growth (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, Enterprise Software and AI.
Vista Equity Partners highlights
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17 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Venture and Growth: 69% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $34M
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2 exits from the portfolio
What they do
Investing across the software lifecycle with tailored equity and credit solutions.From their own website
- Type
- Private equity
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- GrowthBuyoutDebt
- Sectors
- SoftwareEnterprise SoftwareAI
- Based in
- Austin, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first64 appearances
- 2026
17 rounds
- Oct
- Sept
- Sept
- Sept
- Aug
- Jul
- Jul
- Jul
- Jul
- May
- Apr
- Apr
- Apr
- Mar
- Mar
- Feb
- Jan
- 2025
7 rounds
- Sept
- Sept
- Jul
- Jun
- May
- Mar
- Feb
- 2024
4 rounds
- Nov
- Jul
- Jun
- May
- 2023
9 rounds
- Oct
- Jun
- Jun
- May
- May
- Apr
- Apr
- Apr
- Mar
- 2022
9 rounds
- Dec
- Jun
- Jun
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration21 named
AGAlan Gregory SchwartzSenior Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer, Co-Head, Legal & ComplianceiForm ADV
BWBetty Weni HungManaging Director, Private Equity, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
BFBrian F. Shetha Managing Member and Authorized Signatory of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
CSChristina Silvia LemaManaging Director, General Counsel of Vista Equity Partners Management, LLCiForm ADV
DADavid Andrew BreachPresident and Chief Operating Officer, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
DJDavid Jude FlannerySenior Managing Director and President of Vista Credit Partners, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
GRGregory Ridgway MyersSenior Managing Director and Head of Capital & Partner Solutions, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
GTGregory Thomas GalliganCo-Chief Investment OfficeriForm ADV
GGGwen Gorham ReinkeSenior Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, Co-Head, Legal & ComplianceiForm ADV
JPJames Patrick HickeySenior Managing Director and Perennial Fund Co-Head, Permanent Capital, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
JFJohn F. Warnken-Brilla Member, Chief Financial Officer and Authorized Signatory of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
JPJustin P HirschManaging Director, Head of Strategy, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
KJKenneth Joseph BurkeSenior Vice President, Head of Legal & Compliance, Vista Credit PartnersiForm ADV
LBLauren Bennett DillardSenior Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
MSManeet SaroyaSenior Managing Director and Flagship Fund Co-Head, Private Equity, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
MAMartin Andrew TaylorSenior Managing Director, Co- Head of Foundation Fund, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
MEMichael Eugene FosnaughSenior Managing Director and Flagship Fund Co-Head, Private Equity, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
NSNadeem SyedSenior Managing Director, Private Equity, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
PSPatrick SeversonSenior Managing Director, Co-Head of Foundation Fund, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
RNRachel Nicole ArnoldSenior Managing Director, Co-Head of Endeavor Fund, Member of Executive CommitteeiForm ADV
RFRobert Frederick Smiththe Managing Member of VEFIIGP, LLC and a Managing Member and Authorized Signatory of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
We also hold 96 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
$116Bassets it manages, 3 advisers combinedOct 2026
8+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
- Legal name
- Vista Credit BDC Management, L.P.
- SEC number
- CRD 329152
Funds on its Form ADV
123 private funds, $111B in gross assets · filed May 2024
Private equity 101Hedge 22
- Vista Equity Partners Fund VII-A, L.P.Private equity280 investors$12B
- Vista Equity Partners Fund VII, L.P.Private equity215 investors$11B
- Vista Equity Partners Fund VIII-A, L.P.Private equity254 investors$10B
- Vista Equity Partners Fund VI, L.P.Private equity148 investors$10B
- Vista Equity Partners Fund VIII, L.P.Private equity161 investors$8.3B
- Vista Equity Partners Fund V, L.P.Private equity133 investors$7.9B
- Vista Credit Partners Fund III, L.P.Hedge178 investors$6.5B
- Vista Equity Partners Fund VI-A, L.P.Private equity123 investors$6.1B
- Vista Equity Partners Fund V-A, L.P.Private equity37 investors$3.2B
- Vista Foundation Fund IV, L.P.Private equity150 investors$3.1B
And 113 more on the filing.
Who backs their funds
4 LPs on record in Vista Equity Partners's funds
- Committed
- $2.7B
- Funds
- 12
- Vintages
- 2007 to 2022
The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund8 funds$1.9BFund Vintage Committed Vista Equity Partners Fund VIII 2022 $250M Vista Equity Partners Fund VII 2018 $500M Vista Equity Partners Fund VI 2016 $500M Vista Foundation Fund III 2016 $200M Vista Equity Partners Fund V 2014 $200M Vista Foundation Fund II 2013 $75M Vista Equity Partners Fund IV 2011 $100M Vista Equity Partners Fund III 2007 $100M California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)1 fund$400M
Fund Vintage Committed Vista Equity Partners Fund VII-Z 2019 $400M 
Minnesota State Board of Investments1 fund$200MFund Vintage Committed Vista Equity Partners Perennial 2020 $200M - California State Teachers Retirement System2 funds$130M
Fund Vintage Committed Vista Foundation Fund IV 2020 $100M Vista Equity Endeavor II 2019 $30M
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all
MicroEdgeBought by BlackbaudUndisclosedSept 2014
BigMachinesBought by Oracle Corporation$400MOct 2013
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
Companies it bought
Acquisitions by the firm itself
ShopatronUndisclosedNov 2015
MarketLiveUndisclosedNov 2015
Solera Holdings$3.7BSept 2015
PowerSchoolUndisclosedJul 2015
MediaoceanUndisclosedJun 2015
Automated Insights$80MFeb 2015
Advanced Computer SoftwareUndisclosedNov 2014
NAVEX GlobalUndisclosedOct 2014
TransFirstUndisclosedOct 2014
TIBCO Software Inc.$4.3BSept 2014
TIBCO Software$4.3BSept 2014
AgDataUndisclosedJul 2014