Key Takeaways
- • Vista Equity Partners reported $270,000 in total lobbying spending in 2022, all of it paid to outside lobbying firms, according to OpenSecrets.
- • Brownstein, Hyatt et al. was the top firm, accounting for $240,000 of the reported lobbying expenditures.
- • Telecommunications was the most-mentioned issue area, cited in 3 filings.
- • No in-house lobbying expenditures were reported, and no most-cited bill was identified.
- • The profile lists zero revolving-door lobbyists with public-service backgrounds and zero former members of Congress.
Summary
OpenSecrets' 2022 lobbying profile for Vista Equity Partners, the private equity firm, shows total federal lobbying spending of $270,000 for the year. All of that spending, or 100.0%, went to outside lobbying firms, while in-house operations reported $0.
The largest share of that outlay went to Brownstein, Hyatt et al., which received $240,000 according to the profile. The remaining amount is not itemized in the source material.
On issues, telecommunications was the most frequently cited area, with 3 mentions across the year's filings. The profile does not identify a most-cited bill, listing it as not available with zero reports.
The profile also reports no revolving-door activity, with zero named lobbyists who had public-service backgrounds and zero former members of Congress among its lobbyists. The data is drawn from OpenSecrets' 2022 filings and reflects the year's reported activity only.
The largest share of that outlay went to Brownstein, Hyatt et al., which received $240,000 according to the profile. The remaining amount is not itemized in the source material.
On issues, telecommunications was the most frequently cited area, with 3 mentions across the year's filings. The profile does not identify a most-cited bill, listing it as not available with zero reports.
The profile also reports no revolving-door activity, with zero named lobbyists who had public-service backgrounds and zero former members of Congress among its lobbyists. The data is drawn from OpenSecrets' 2022 filings and reflects the year's reported activity only.
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