# The Vistria Group

> The Vistria Group is a Chicago private investment firm managing more than $17 billion across flagship private equity, structured credit, and real estate. It concentrates on regulated, essential sectors - healthcare, knowledge and learning, financial services, and housing - where policy knowledge, operational work, and measurable social outcomes can reinforce financial performance.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Kip Kirkpatrick (Co-founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO), Marty Nesbitt (Co-founder, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO)
- **Team size:** About 160 employees according to supplied company data; LinkedIn lists 51-200 employees.
- **Products:** Flagship Equity, Structured Credit, Real Estate, Portfolio Resources Group
- **Notable:** Grew from a first flagship fund of more than $400 million to a $3 billion fifth flagship fund., Current firm materials report more than $17 billion in assets under management., Built a portfolio of more than 40 platform investments across essential-service sectors by mid-2024.

## Products & services

- **Flagship Equity** — Control and growth investments in U.S. middle-market healthcare, knowledge and learning, and financial-services companies, supported by sector specialists and portfolio operations resources.
- **Structured Credit** — Senior and junior debt plus preferred-equity investments in aligned U.S. middle-market companies, designed to blend current income with long-term appreciation.
- **Real Estate** — A permanent-capital strategy focused on preserving, converting, and developing affordable, workforce, and mixed-income housing in supply-constrained U.S. markets.
- **Portfolio Resources Group** — Operating support spanning strategy execution, talent, digital transformation, healthcare policy, workforce, finance optimization, impact measurement, and other value-creation work.

## Achievements

- Grew from a first flagship fund of more than $400 million to a $3 billion fifth flagship fund.
- Current firm materials report more than $17 billion in assets under management.
- Built a portfolio of more than 40 platform investments across essential-service sectors by mid-2024.
- Launched a real-estate strategy that exceeded $2.5 billion in AUM and 7,000 housing units within two years; more than 80% of units were affordable.
- Reported that portfolio companies served 12.6 million patients, about 40.9 million students, and more than 21,000 small businesses in its 2022 impact reporting period.
- Developed the Vistria Optimal Impact model to incorporate impact assessment across the investment lifecycle.
- Established a structured-credit platform with a $715 million first fund.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Portfolio materials added AllyGPO, a physician-led group purchasing organization serving community-based specialty-care practices.
- **2025-07** — Vistria expanded its real-estate team, adding Sherry Wang as partner alongside other experienced housing professionals.
- **2025-03** — The real-estate strategy reported more than $2.5 billion in AUM and over 7,000 units two years after launch.
- **2025-01** — Vistria closed Fund V at $3 billion, its largest flagship private-equity fund.
- **2024-07** — The firm promoted Natasha Latif, Andréa Poldoian, and Nick Potter to partner while reporting $12.9 billion in AUM and more than 100 professionals.
- **2024-01** — Former Massachusetts governor and impact-investing executive Deval Patrick joined as senior advisor; he is now listed as a senior partner.

## Links

- Website: https://vistria.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-vistria-group

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