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10About Vista Group
Vista Group (NZX & ASX: VGL) provides Cinema Management Software, Film Distribution Software, and Customer Analytics Software to companies across the global film industry. The Group is the parent company to Vista Cinema, Veezi, BookMyShow, MACCS International, Movio, and Numero.
Vista Group Headquarter Location
90 Wellesley Street West
Auckland Central, 1010,
New Zealand
+64 9 984 4570
Latest Vista Group News
Jun 13, 2022
Monday, 13 June, 2022 - 12:50 Film industry technology company Vista Group International is delighted to announce the appointment of two senior executives into new roles, effective 1 July 2022. Sarah Lewthwaite has been promoted to Chief Executive of Movio, the Group’s data driven movie marketing company. Sarah has extensive experience in the cinema industry, having spent over fifteen years at Cineplex Entertainment in Canada before joining Movio in 2014. As Movio’s Chief Client Officer, Sarah was responsible for all of Movio’s exhibition, film studio, and distributor relationships. The appointment as CEO will see Sarah leading the business globally, working closely with the rest of the Vista Group executive team to drive the business forward. Sarah will be based in London. "Having devoted my career to the cinema industry, including as a Movio client, I couldn't be more thrilled to be leading this forward-thinking company. We have an ambitious strategy that goes to the heart of our clients’ needs, and I look forward to steering us through the next exciting chapter," said Sarah. Current Movio Chief Operating Officer, Matthew Liebmann, will move into the newly-created role of Chief Innovation and Data Officer for Vista Group, based in Auckland. Vista Group CEO, Kimbal Riley, said the appointment underlines the strategic importance of data to the Group’s success. "We have always understood there is real potential for the Group in innovating across our businesses using the data which passes through our software, and Matthew’s appointment is aimed at realising that potential. Matthew’s new role is designed to bring together our overall Group Data and Product strategies and enable us to turn that data into valuable business insights for our clients" he said. Matthew said his vision is to leverage all parts of Vista Group - Vista Entertainment, Movio, Numero, Maccs and Flicks - to deliver genuinely beneficial innovations across its full range of solutions. "With so many competing options for our leisure time, it’s more important than ever that our industry is operationally excellent whilst delivering outstanding entertainment experiences. Technology and data are foundational to empowering cinema teams and delighting moviegoers, and I’m excited to use my background in cinema operations and guest engagement to help capitalise on what we think will be the next golden era of cinema," he said. Both executives will report to Kimbal Riley, who says their appointments are a natural progression. "Both Sarah and Matthew are hugely respected across Vista Group and the cinema and film industry. I am confident that under Sarah’s leadership Movio will respond to the resurgence in the cinema industry and continue to deliver strong results going forward. I am also certain that Matthew will successfully deliver on the huge potential for innovation and data across our business," Kimbal said. All articles and comments on Voxy.co.nz have been submitted by our community of users. Please notify us if you believe an item on this site breaches our community guidelines .
Vista Group Investments
86 Investments
Vista Group has made 86 investments. Their latest investment was in Cinema Intelligence as part of their Corporate Minority on December 12, 2015.
Vista Group Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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12/22/2015 | Corporate Minority | Cinema Intelligence | Yes | 1 | ||
4/1/1993 | Growth Equity - III | Earth's Best | $3.1M | No | Baccharis Capital, Calvert Social Venture Partners, Orien, and Undisclosed Investors | 1 |
9/15/1992 | Debt | Earth's Best | $6.5M | No | American Research & Development, Kestrel Management, North Atlantic Capital, Odyssey Partners, Orien, and Undisclosed Investors | 1 |
4/1/1992 | Growth Equity - III | |||||
2/1/1992 | Growth Equity |
Date | 12/22/2015 | 4/1/1993 | 9/15/1992 | 4/1/1992 | 2/1/1992 |
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Round | Corporate Minority | Growth Equity - III | Debt | Growth Equity - III | Growth Equity |
Company | Cinema Intelligence | Earth's Best | Earth's Best | ||
Amount | $3.1M | $6.5M | |||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | Baccharis Capital, Calvert Social Venture Partners, Orien, and Undisclosed Investors | American Research & Development, Kestrel Management, North Atlantic Capital, Odyssey Partners, Orien, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Vista Group Portfolio Exits
28 Portfolio Exits
Vista Group has 28 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Earth's Best on March 01, 1996.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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3/1/1996 | Acquired | Undisclosed Investors | |||
1/1/1995 | Acquired | Undisclosed Investors | |||
6/3/1994 | IPO | Public | |||
Date | 3/1/1996 | 1/1/1995 | 6/3/1994 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Undisclosed Investors | Undisclosed Investors | Public | ||
Sources |
Vista Group Acquisitions
8 Acquisitions
Vista Group acquired 8 companies. Their latest acquisition was Retriever Solutions on February 15, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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2/15/2022 | Acquired | 2 | ||||
12/4/2020 | Other | |||||
2/12/2015 | ||||||
10/1/1989 | ||||||
9/1/1988 |
Date | 2/15/2022 | 12/4/2020 | 2/12/2015 | 10/1/1989 | 9/1/1988 |
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Investment Stage | Other | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acquired | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Vista Group Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Vista Group has 10 strategic partners and customers. Vista Group recently partnered with screenplus on April 4, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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4/7/2020 | Partner | The cinema software company Vista Group is partnering with ScreenPlus , a company that provides VOD solutions for independent , local theaters . | 2 | ||
3/11/2019 | Vendor | Switzerland | African challenger Vista Bank selects Temenos as core banking supplier Vista Bank has entered into strategic partnerships with global institutions to drive its growth strategy in SME banking , leasing , women 's business banking , meso-finance loans and supply chain finance in addition to expanding its consumer banking operations . | 2 | |
2/11/2019 | Client | United Kingdom | Vista Group signs Enterprise Agreement with Odeon Cinemas Group – Europe’s Largest Cinema Operator The close integrations that exist between the Vista Group products have been recognised by ODEON as an opportunity to deploy a synergistic suite of software technology across their circuit . | 1 | |
2/5/2019 | Client | ||||
8/24/2018 | Client |
Date | 4/7/2020 | 3/11/2019 | 2/11/2019 | 2/5/2019 | 8/24/2018 |
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Type | Partner | Vendor | Client | Client | Client |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | Switzerland | United Kingdom | |||
News Snippet | The cinema software company Vista Group is partnering with ScreenPlus , a company that provides VOD solutions for independent , local theaters . | African challenger Vista Bank selects Temenos as core banking supplier Vista Bank has entered into strategic partnerships with global institutions to drive its growth strategy in SME banking , leasing , women 's business banking , meso-finance loans and supply chain finance in addition to expanding its consumer banking operations . | Vista Group signs Enterprise Agreement with Odeon Cinemas Group – Europe’s Largest Cinema Operator The close integrations that exist between the Vista Group products have been recognised by ODEON as an opportunity to deploy a synergistic suite of software technology across their circuit . | ||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Vista Group Team
3 Team Members
Vista Group has 3 team members, including current Managing Partner, Gerry Bay.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Gerry Bay | Managing Partner | Current | |
Ed Snape | Managing Partner | Current | |
Skip Cummins | General Partner | Current |
Name | Gerry Bay | Ed Snape | Skip Cummins |
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Work History | |||
Title | Managing Partner | Managing Partner | General Partner |
Status | Current | Current | Current |
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