Smith served as the chief executive officer at quest software inc at. Quest software s quest is to make its customers quests for smoothrunning it operations successful without question. The registered agent on file for this company is ct corporation system and is located at 400 cornerstone dr. Novel maneuvers in battle for quest software the new york times. Matthew szulik public raleigh, nc redback kevin denuccio public san jose, ca redcannon security vimal vaidya private fremont, ca redseal systems joel evanier private redwood city, ca.
Baptista karen collins kevin lemieux lashun fuller lynn norris paul gero shawn smith steve lederer summer. He holds board director roles at conversica, restless bandit, and. The firm has a single lp evergreen fund structure, which means our process and investment horizons are highly aligned with the teams we back. Smith public aliso viejo, ca rapid7 alan matthews private boston, ma red hat, inc. Quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover vinnys. Toba capital is a venture firm founded by vinny smith, former ceo of quest software acquired by dell in. Smith is also the former ceo of quest software, which was. Aug 29, 2016 quest software, one identity to operate separately from sonicwall after dell software sale.
Brooks read 1586 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic. Vinny smiths vc firm backs oc software company orange. He serves as the executive chairman of quest software canada, inc. Not only that, its also a fun takeover battle in the midst of a slow summer deal market featuring some novel dealmaking. We take a highconviction, handson, dollarconcentrated approach to venture investing. Fourteen of the companies are still active while the remaining fifteen are now listed as inactive. Vincent coburn smith jr born 1964 is an american businessman, former billionaire, former ceo of quest software, cofounder of patrol software and founder.
The decision to acquire revealnet was an easy one, said vincent smith, chairman and ceo of quest software. Dell confirms quest software ceos departure orange county. View vinny smiths profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The companies were formed over a twenty year period with the most recent being incorporated one year ago in may of 2018. View profile view profile badges get a job like vincents. Quest software, a provider of database applications and other corporate i. Quest software acquires revealnet to expand its suite of. Those that helped worked for and helped build quest know how special it was. Smith, age 44, resides in newport beach, california. Vinny resumed his role as ceo of quest software in 2011. Some hypothesize the ensuing ecological pressure diffused the capacity for language among a small set of our common h.
Quest softwares quest is to make its customers quests for smoothrunning it operations successful without question. It was founded in late 2012 by vinny smith, former ceo of quest software. The acquisition was core to dells strategy to reshape his troubled pc maker into an enterprise software contender. Quest softwares vinny smith why quest software is a. When smith joined quest, they had just 25 employees.
This one minute video of vinny smith encapsulates what was special about quest software for so long. Toba capital is a a vc firm comprised solely of senior software executives uniquely positioned to identify promising companies and enable their success. Counsel to quest software chairman and ceo vincent smith in going private bid and sale. Smith owns about 34 percent of the companys shares. Point of contacts anthony halstead bret prebula brian clerici cheryl parker chris carlisle columba ramirez erika gamez james bales jeff brooner john myers john tuteur jose chang jose valdez julie a.
Quest softwares acquisition of fastlane technologies is designed to offer government and industry a choice in windows 2000 management. From 1998 to 2012 he was responsible for leading the strategic direction of quest software and served as ceochairman. He began his career working for oracle working in a variety of sales and sales management positions. Smith, also known as vinny, is a founder, partner, and managing. On march 9, quest software announced that it had agreed to be acquired by insight venture partners and quests chief, vincent c. Those that helped worked for and helped build quest know how special it. Portfolio about news contact email protected funding the age of exploration. Vinny smiths quest for ultimate software solution leads to. Vincent smith overview vincent smith has been associated with twentynine companies, according to public records. Quest s common stock was registered under section 12g ofthe exchange act and traded on the nasdaq national market under symbol qsft.
Smith, 48, said branson encouraged her idea to start a yoga and meditation school, the center for living peace. Smith, the companys chief executive, and members of mr. The battle for quest software highlights a boards quandary when a chief executive makes a play for the company. With toba capital, vinny smith suddenly emerges as a. Dell confirms quest software ceos departure orange.
Quest software, one identity to operate separately from. Smith founded toba capital in 20 with the funds received dell. Vinny smiths quest for ultimate software solution leads. Double executive departure rocks quest software arn. Quest it management mitigate risk accelerate results. Vincent is toba capitals sole limited partner, a firm he started in 20. The companys products are designed to simplify application installation and improve performance. Toba capital is a venture capital firm in newport beach, california. He served as quest s chairman and ceo from 1998 until october 10,2008, when he was appointed executive chairman ofthe board of directors. Vincent is the founder of toba capital and formerly chairmanceo of quest software. Smith moves on after grueling battle with dell orange county. He served as quests chairman and ceo from 1998 until october 10,2008, when he was appointed executive chairman ofthe board of directors. Quest softwares vinny smith why quest software is a great.
Vincent smith president for teach a man to fish foundation. Under his direction, quest became a leading enterprise systems management company. Quest is an independent software vendor for the primary database management systems and packaged and custom applications used by large and mediumsized enterprises. Jan 27, 2012 this one minute video of vinny smith encapsulates what was special about quest software for so long. Toba capital was founded in 2012 by vinny smith and has offices in newport beach and san francisco. Formerly, patrol software north america and was a vice president of worldwide sales and marketing.
Toba capital is a venture capital firm based in newport beach, california. Increase agility and reduce cost and risk with awardwinning solutions for database management. Kelly thornton smith october, 2014 iamreed43 leave a comment another orange county astronaut, kelly thornton smith, the exwife of former quest software chief executive vincent vinny smith, are friends with branson. After dell softwares expected sale is completed this fall, its new privateequity owners will. Were a global provider to,000 companies across 100 countries, including 95% of the fortune 500 and 90% of the global. A corporate filing is called a foreign filing when an existing corporate entity files in a state other than the state they originally filed in. Another orange county astronaut, kelly thornton smith, the exwife of former quest software chief executive vincent vinny smith, are friends with branson. Revealnets knowledge bases and software products provide clear additional value to our. Jun 21, 2012 on march 9, quest software announced that it had agreed to be acquired by insight venture partners and quests chief, vincent c. In 2011 vinny smith became the ceo of quest software again while he continued as chairman. Submitting forms on the support site are temporary unavailable for schedule maintenance. Board of directors contract analytics seal software.
Morse has been involved with wso2 since tobas initial investment in november 2012 and a board observer for the last several years. Ron hopkinson has played a significant role in some of the largest leveraged buyouts and highprofile private equity transactions consummated in the marketplace on behalf of some of the worlds largest private equity firms and private equity consortiums. Wilder cofounded toba in 2012 and currently leads our earlystage investing efforts. Quest software agrees to buyout the new york times. They have spent time at his necker island resort in the british virgin islands. Smith, founder, partner, and managing director, toba. Morse assisted vincent smith in the launching of toba capital management, llc, the lead investor in wso2 and is a toba partner.
View vinny smith s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. After dell softwares expected sale is completed this. Arn can confirm that vice president and general manager of apj. Quests common stock was registered under section 12g ofthe exchange act and traded on the nasdaq national market under symbol qsft. Smith moves on after grueling battle with dell orange. Since 1987, weve provided software solutions for the fast paced world of enterprise it. Vinny smiths quest for ultimate software solution leads to california. Former quest chairman and ceo vinny smith, for his part, is plowing the. Oct, 2014 another orange county astronaut, kelly thornton smith, the exwife of former quest software chief executive vincent vinny smith, are friends with branson. Smith has served as chief executive officer of quest software, inc.
Quest software has suffered a double departure at executive level, with both local and regional leaders set to exit the vendor. If you need immediate assistance please contact technical support. With toba capital, vinny smith suddenly emerges as a player. Vinny smiths toba capital has taken a stake in another orange county company. With quest, you and your organization can spend less time on it administration and more time on business innovation. Sacv 090315 ag sec charges quest software and three executives with stock option backdating. Jul 11, 2000 quest software s acquisition of fastlane technologies is designed to offer government and industry a choice in windows 2000 management.