{"id":9964,"date":"2025-05-22T11:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/?p=9964"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:00:33","slug":"six-months-post-acquisition-an-exciting-path-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/six-months-post-acquisition-an-exciting-path-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Months Post-Acquisition: An Exciting Path Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/six-months-post-acquisition-an-exciting-path-forward\/#The_Visual_Lease_you_trust_%E2%80%93_now_backed_by_the_power_of_CoStar\" >The Visual Lease you trust \u2013 now backed by the power of CoStar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/six-months-post-acquisition-an-exciting-path-forward\/#Already_moving_VL_product_and_partner_momentum\" >Already moving: VL product and partner momentum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/six-months-post-acquisition-an-exciting-path-forward\/#What_the_acquisition_means_for_you\" >What the acquisition means for you<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/six-months-post-acquisition-an-exciting-path-forward\/#Looking_ahead_with_flexibility_and_focus\" >Looking ahead, with flexibility and focus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/six-months-post-acquisition-an-exciting-path-forward\/#Schedule_a_Demo_with_our_team_%3E\" >Schedule a Demo with our team &gt;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Acquisition.jpg\" alt=\"Acquisition\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Acquisition.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Acquisition-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Acquisition-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Acquisition-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By: Mark McDonald, President CoStar Real Estate Manager and Visual Lease<\/p>\n<p>Six months ago, Visual Lease joined the CoStar Group to bring together two market leaders in lease lifecycle management\u2014and we\u2019ve made that decision with full clarity on what makes each platform successful.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, our approach is not about consolidation. It\u2019s about amplifying the strengths of each solution to create even more value for our customers \u2013 without disrupting what already works.<\/p>\n<p>That excites us, and we hope it excites you as well. In Visual Lease, we see a proven solution that will only grow stronger and more capable.<\/p>\n<p>So, what does that mean for VL customers now and in the future?<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Visual_Lease_you_trust_%E2%80%93_now_backed_by_the_power_of_CoStar\"><\/span>The Visual Lease you trust \u2013 now backed by the power of CoStar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What\u2019s new is Visual Lease now has the scale and support of CoStar Group \u2013 a global leader in real estate technology and data &#8211; with the resources and commitment to drive more innovation and dream bigger.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what that means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Additional product investment \u2013<\/strong> By joining the CoStar family, Visual Lease now has access to the power of the company\u2019s technology, research and development teams, which work with big data, ground-breaking analytics,AI models and research to continually build new tools that shape the commercial real estate market.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solutions powered by the world\u2019s largest lease dataset<\/strong> \u2013 CoStar Data is in a class of its own \u2013 and that means CoStar Group companies are in a unique position to deliver the most powerful data tools and AI models in the market. As part of the CoStar ecosystem, Visual Lease now will be able to integrate market intelligence and benchmarking that simply wasn\u2019t possible before\u2014creating opportunities for smarter decision-making in the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A better experience for joint customers<\/strong> &#8211; VL customers who use CoStar Data will ultimately leverage lease management tools, alongside strategic insights, to help you optimize decision-making with more efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Already_moving_VL_product_and_partner_momentum\"><\/span>Already moving: VL product and partner momentum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since the acquisition closed, we\u2019ve hit the ground running. These are just a few highlights from the last six months:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visual Lease was named a <a href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/vl-marketplace\/partners\/workday\/\">Workday Innovation partner<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0\u00a0With the launch of our integration with Workday, automating the bi-directional exchange of critical financial data points, while maintaining controls and ensuring compliance with ASC 842, IFRS 16, FRS 102, and GASB 97\/96 standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our new <a href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/the-system-thats-easy-to-switch-to\/\">Document Manager module<\/a><\/strong> makes document management across the portfolio even easier, allowing customers to centrally upload, assign, and manage leases, insurance documents, service contracts, floor plan and anything else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our new <a href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/the-system-thats-easy-to-switch-to\/\">Point-in-Time Transfer Tools<\/a><\/strong> accelerate implementations for companies migrating to Visual Lease, automatically generating accounting schedules without the need to rebuild historical accounting scenarios for accurate entries \u2013 one-off or at scale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_acquisition_means_for_you\"><\/span>What the acquisition means for you<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re supporting both solutions in parallel<\/strong> &#8211; There are no changes to existing contracts, your support team, or the core experience you rely on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re continuing to invest in innovation<\/strong> &#8211; Our roadmap continues to be guided by customer feedback, regulatory needs, and our long-term product vision to combine market leading lease management and accounting tools with real estate market intelligence. Our focus is on earning your trust by listening closely, building responsibly, and helping you meet the evolving demands of lease accounting and real estate management.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re committed to stability &#8211;<\/strong> Customers can continue operating confidently on the platforms they know and trust.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Looking_ahead_with_flexibility_and_focus\"><\/span>Looking ahead, with flexibility and focus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re still in the early innings of what\u2019s possible together. There may be places where we can create even more value across the Visual Lease and CoStar Real Estate Manager ecosystems: data, services, integrations, tech partnerships and reporting.<\/p>\n<p>But we\u2019re not making assumptions\u2014and we\u2019re not rushing changes.<\/p>\n<p>Our product direction will continue to be grounded in what our customers need, not in consolidation for its own sake. Visual Lease remains an actively-supported platform. We\u2019ll continue to evolve it to meet the demands of finance and real estate leaders \u2014 wherever those demands take us.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re considering a new provider for lease management and accounting, we\u2019d love to show you what Visual Lease can do for your portfolio.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Schedule_a_Demo_with_our_team_%3E\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/request-demo\/?utm_medium=social-organic&amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;utm_campaign=2025-AcquisitionValueforVL-OSO\"><strong>Schedule a Demo with our team &gt;<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text] By: Mark McDonald, President CoStar Real Estate Manager and Visual Lease&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[170,109,184],"tags":[215,285],"company_size":[],"company_portfolio_size":[],"company_industry":[],"case_study_topic":[],"class_list":["post-9964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lease-accounting","category-lease-administration","category-lease-management","tag-lease-accounting","tag-lease-audit"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9964"},{"taxonomy":"company_size","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company_size?post=9964"},{"taxonomy":"company_portfolio_size","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company_portfolio_size?post=9964"},{"taxonomy":"company_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company_industry?post=9964"},{"taxonomy":"case_study_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visuallease.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_study_topic?post=9964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}