Gregory W. Houghtaling
Founding Partner
Partner - Vista Private Equity Group

Greg is a founding Partner of the Vista Group of entities and co-manages the activities of Vista’s Private Equity Group. Prior to co-founding Vista in 2006, Greg served as a Managing Director for 10 years with RSTW Partners, a Houston-based private equity firm which invested mezzanine and equity capital totaling $850 million through three institutional investment funds. At RSTW, Greg was responsible for managing the entire investment process on transactions that he led, including transaction sourcing, structuring, due diligence, negotiations/closings, post-closing management and coordinating investment exit scenarios. Greg served on the board of directors for a variety of RSTW portfolio companies, and he actively managed the financial, strategic and operational oversight of numerous RSTW portfolio companies.

Greg began his career with Ernst & Young, an international professional services firm, where he provided accounting, consulting and transaction advisory services to Fortune 500 and middle market companies in a wide variety of industries. Greg held the position of Senior Manager with Ernst & Young, where he worked from 1985 until 1994, when he left to pursue his interest in operations management. From 1994 to 1996, Greg worked as a senior financial executive for two separate operational turnarounds – one involving a large global operating division of a Fortune 100 company and one involving the previous leveraged buyout of a middle market specialty molding company. Through his operational management positions, as well as in connection with certain RSTW investments, Greg has substantial experience in managing distressed restructurings and turnaround situations.

Greg holds a B.B.A. degree from Texas A&M University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude, and is a former practicing CPA. He is married and has three children.

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