Golden Gate Capital Partners
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Golden Gate Capital is an American private equity firm based in San Francisco that specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments.
Golden Gate Capital was founded in 2000 by David Dominik and other former investment professionals from Bain Capital and Bain & Company. Based in San Francisco, the firm operates with a unique evergreen fund structure, allowing it to hold investments without the typical five-to-ten-year constraints of traditional private equity funds. This structure enables the firm to fund-raise as deals are made rather than in large cyclical cycles.
The firm targets investments in a variety of industries including technology, financial services, retail, and industrials. Its investment activity has historically included acquiring distressed technology assets following the dot-com bubble and the Great Recession, as well as high-profile acquisitions in the consumer and restaurant sectors. The firm has faced scrutiny for certain deals, specifically regarding the real estate divestitures following its acquisition of Red Lobster.
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| All My Sons | — | Current | — |
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| Antylia Scientific | — | Current | — |
| Aperio | — | Current | — |
| Apogee Retail | — | Current | — |
| ArrMaz | — | Current | — |
| Aspect Software | — | Current | — |
| B-Line | — | Current | — |
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| Bob Evans | — | Current | — |
| Brava | — | Current | — |
| California Pizza Kitchen | — | Current | — |
| Catalog Holdings | — | Current | — |
| CCFI | — | Current | — |
| Celetronix | — | Current | — |
| CFI | — | Current | — |
| Clover | — | Current | — |
| Coldwater Creek | — | Current | — |
| Conexant | — | Current | — |
Source: www.goldengatecap.com/portfolio
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