Vista Private Equity Group

About The Fund

Vista Private Equity Group is a private equity and real estate firm based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2006. They focus on investment strategies in both private equity and commercial real estate. With a purposeful approach, Vista seeks to deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns on capital by partnering with founders and management teams of small businesses, particularly at strategic inflection points such as growth, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalization, and succession. They pride themselves on 50+ years of collective team experience, leveraging an extensive network and resources to maximize value creation for their partners and investments. Vista's structure is designed for a long-term perspective, providing patient, flexible and strategic capital without the typical investment constraints. In the realm of real estate, the Vista Companies have developed and acquired over 75 properties, primarily within retail, mixed-use, and office sectors, valued at over $725 million. Their focus includes ground-up development, build-to-suit acquisitions, adaptive re-use, and covered land redevelopment, with an emphasis on value-add and thematic considerations such as strong net operating income growth, attractive rent growth, and strategic locations in urban and mature suburban U.S. sunbelt markets. Vista's target property value for real estate ranges from $5 to $100 million. In private equity, Vista targets initial investments of $5 to $50 million, focusing on scalable businesses with attractive operating margins and favorable long-term growth prospects. Their industries of interest include business services, manufacturing and industrial, distribution and logistics, infrastructure services, environmental and energy sectors, with a geographic focus on Texas and the Southern U.S. Investments support majority control acquisitions, management buyouts, growth investments, succession and legacy transitions, corporate carve-outs, and occasionally distress and turnaround situations. They look for companies with revenues between $10 and $50 million and EBITDA of $1 to $10 million. Their team is comprised of foundational partners with vast experience in investment and operational management in private equity and real estate, aiming to ensure the success of their investments and partners.