Vista Equity CEO Robert F. Smith, who amassed a private equity fortune by taking over and revamping software companies, has reached a $140 million settlement with the Department of Justice over a criminal tax probe, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. For four years, the Justice Department has been investigating whether Smith avoided paying U.S. taxes on more than $200 million in...
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