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David Breach started at Vista Equity Partners in 2014 as its chief administrative officer.
He s playing a more public role as it raises money after its founder s tax-evasion settlement.
Breach s colleagues, clients, and associates detailed his rise at Vista and the challenges he faces.
After Vista Equity Partners Robert Smith admitted last October to evading taxes and agreed to pay a $140 million settlement, he set out to assure Vista s investors it was a nonissue.