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Vista execs' ties to a controversial Texas real-estate investor

Here's another great piece from Casey Sullivan and Dakin Campbell on the latest drama at private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners.

If you haven't been keeping up, Casey and Dakin have broken a number of stories detailing what has unfolded off the back of Robert Smith, Vista Equity Partners' CEO, admitting he took part in a tax-evasion scheme. 

In this latest piece, Casey and Dakin dive into how Smith and longtime Visa executive Brian Sheth were big early supporters of Nate Paul, an Austin real-estate developer who's part of an escalating political scandal involving the Texas Attorney General. 

Click here to read the entire story.

A new SPAC is on the hunt for a wealth-management deal

Rebecca Ungarino with a nice look at a recently listed SPAC that's targeting a deal in the wealth management and asset management space. Rebecca spoke to the CEO to get the rundown of what it is looking for. Read more here.