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First thing I did was forward this to one of his kids I coached. 🥹♥️ HUGE SHOUT OUT to Vista Equity Partners for engaging their leaders like Patrick Severson in this Q&A. 👏 Not only is it a great way to spotlight the company to continue to serve as titans, this is a phenomenal recruiting outlet. Companies are able to attract great talent, retain by engaging current employees, and the community gets to learn fun facts about your people, culture, and get a unique peek into the industry that they might not have known before. Making companies more human by showcasing employees is one of the best ways to stand out. Break down barriers that might exist, spotlight the employees and customers that you have, and I bet the retention numbers will maintain or better yet skyrocket. 🤩 Numbers are great, news is insightful, however, the impact from seeing his kid’s response after sharing this was absolutely priceless. Thanks again Vista Equity Partners for highlighting Patrick so I could forward it to his family. I loved spotlighting him from a completely different angle!

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ICYMI: In a recent interview with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Vista’s David Breach shared his thoughts on the current software market. Vista’s Flagship strategy has found value in the public markets, while our Foundation and Endeavor strategies are seeing promising opportunities in the private middle and lower middle markets, thanks to favorable valuation shifts. This expanded opportunity set and the immense potential of #GenAI provide significant momentum for Vista and the broader enterprise software investment landscape. Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/4aLTDb7

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Which PE fund is most likely to acquire your software company?🚀 🌟We’ve mapped Europe's top 10 most active software PE investors. 📊Here are the ones that made it onto our list: Main Capital Partners, Hg, Insight Partners, TA Associates, Eurazeo, Elvaston Capital Management, Verdane, Providence Equity Partners, PSG, LDC, and Waterland Private Equity 🌐These PE funds have varying strategies and are active at different stages, ranging from growth investment to 100% buyouts. 👉You will find information about their geographical focus, investment criteria, typical ticket sizes, preferred deal structures, and more. 🔥Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ddim5qvP #software #privateequity #mergersandacquisitions

A family member worked at Oracle in the early 2000s. Recognize Partners Raises Roughly $1.3 Billion for Maiden Fund The three founding partners of technology-services-focused Recognize Partners, from left: Charles Phillips, Francisco D’Souza and David Wasserman. Tech-services-focused private-equity firm was founded by two former tech executives plus an ex-partner from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Recognize Partners LP, a new private-equity firm that invests exclusively in technology-services companies, has raised about $1.3 billion for its first fund, ranking it among the larger debut funds in recent memory. The New York-based investment firm was founded by David Wasserman. I used to go there to play basketball with alot of sales employees. And I would frequently see Charles Phillips around campus, he was Obama to me, before Barrack. On Wall Street, some bankers and traders are comparing Kamala Harris’s recent campaign surge to cotton candy—suggesting, perhaps, that it’s an ephemeral sugar high and that the narrative may change when the euphoria passes. (Personally, I hope her early momentum will be sustained all the way to victory on November 6.) But to try to get Wall Street’s perspective on the vitality of her campaign for Kamala. He was Larry Ellison’s right hand man before he was ousted in the Reshuffle to bring in god rest his soul “Mark Hurd” and promote Safra Catz to Co - CEOs. Also as Bay club Vendor & member, I used to frequently use Red Wood Shores gym location a lot instead of the Santa Clara or Los Gatos location. When I had business meetings in the San Francisco and Peninsula area. Oracle Inc. Is located on the other side of the road. Larry Ellison has a palatial estate in the city of Woodside, California and an Island 🏝️ in Hawaii also. https://lnkd.in/gcbvw8xm https://lnkd.in/gJTWyh_8

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Congratulations, Sylvaine and the entire team, on this significant achievement in the management consulting space! It's inspiring to see such impactful platform investments driving growth and synergies in our industry. Exciting times ahead with more deals on the horizon—can’t wait to see what’s next! Your team's commitment to excellence continues to set a standard in private equity. How do you envision the evolving landscape of management consulting influencing future investment strategies? #MergersAndAcquisitions #PrivateEquity #ManagementConsulting

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Margin expansion is part of what gives top-quartile deals their edge. While these industry stars have also leaned on multiple expansion for half the upward movement in the enterprise value of their portfolio companies, margin improvement plays a significantly larger role than it does for the average fund.