Shea & Company Advises Vision Government Solutions on its Recapitalization by Great Hill Partners
Vision Government Solutions Profile
- Vision Government Solutions (“Vision”) provides a market-leading suite of software and services to assessing departments, helping municipalities value properties and manage property taxes. Vision’s solutions help tax assessors and collectors operate more efficiently, better serve the public, and ensure that property taxes are levied fairly and equitably.
- Vision provides feature-rich, flexible CAMA and Tax software, appraisal expertise and industry leading GIS solutions.
- The Company currently serves more than 900 jurisdictions, including both small communities and major cities such as New York City and Washington, D.C.
- Vision was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Hudson, MA
Great Hill Partners Profile
- Great Hill Partners is a global investment firm focused on investing in high-growth companies
- Over the past two decades, Great Hill has raised over $12 billion of commitments and invested in more than 100 companies, establishing an extensive track record of building long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs and providing flexible resources to help middle-market companies scale.
- The firm was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston, MA
Weatherford Capital Profile
- Weatherford Capital is a family-owned private investment firm that prioritizes businesses across the Technology, Financials, and Business & Consumer Services sectors
- The firm was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL
Rubicon Technology Partners Profile
- Rubicon Technology Partners invests in enterprise software companies with proven products and talented management teams to help develop market leadership positions.
- Since its inception in 2012, Rubicon has completed 80+ total transactions, including 20+ platform investments and 60+ add-on acquisitions. The firm is currently investing out of its $1.7Bn Fund IV.
- Rubicon is headquartered in Boulder, CO with offices in New Haven, CT and Palo Alto, CA
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We’re thrilled to welcome Great Hill and Weatherford as our new partners. Vision has become the clear leader in the appraisal industry through an unrelenting commitment to service, the most flexible, feature-rich CAMA system on the market, unrivaled GIS and mapping offerings and one of the largest appraisal businesses in the United States. Great Hill and Weatherford are two of the premier investment firms in the world and their investment will empower us to invest more in customers, technology and our expertise. I see this investment as a definitive proof point that Vision’s ascension will continue undeterred into the future. Everyone associated with Vision should be excited. I certainly am.
Paul Smith
CEO, Vision Government Solutions
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Vision sets itself apart by truly understanding and meeting the unique challenges its customers face. The Company has developed a best-in-class platform that is comprised of a modern, intuitive solution paired with unmatched expertise. We’re excited to partner with the team to support the Company’s continued growth as it brings the benefits of its capabilities to more government agencies across the country.
Chris Busby
Managing Director, Great Hill Partners
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We are excited to partner with Great Hill Partners and the Vision team in this next phase as the Company continues their strategy of providing mission-critical software and services to more assessors and communities across the nation. We’re impressed with the Company’s dedication to providing modern best-of-breed solutions and superior customer service to help bring even greater efficiency to government agencies and the public they serve.
Will Weatherford
Managing Partner, Weatherford Capital
- Vision’s recapitalization by Great Hill Partners was announced on May 5, 2025; financial terms were not disclosed
- Weatherford Capital participated alongside Great Hill in the transaction
- Shea & Company served as the exclusive financial advisor to Vision Government Solutions and Rubicon Technology Partners