OUR PORTFOLIO

Golden Gate Capital seeks to partner with management teams to pursue change-intensive opportunities spanning a wide variety of industries, transaction types, and investment strategies.

Software and IT Services

We are one of the most active software investors in the world having invested in or acquired, in the last five years, more than 42 software companies with combined revenues of $4 billion; on a consolidated basis our software portfolio represents the 6th largest software company globally. We have completed eleven public-to-private transactions and acquired several companies out of bankruptcy. We are actively looking for new platform companies or add-on acquisitions for the following platform companies:

Semiconductors

We invest in both specialty device and semiconductor equipment businesses. We are very comfortable across a variety of transaction types including management buyouts and corporate extractions. Additionally, we look to employ flexible capital structures in order to maximize long-term growth potential. Some of our investments include:

Electronics

We look for investments across the broader electronics industry. Specific segments of interest include hardware and electronics manufacturing and related services. Our investments to date include:

Consumer Products and Retail

Golden Gate Capital is an active investor in consumer products and retail. We have consistently demonstrated the ability to add value to businesses ranging from direct marketing to retail and from branded consumer products to private label manufacturing. We have been especially active in the specialty apparel and direct marketing areas, where in the last five years we have invested in or acquired over 15 brands with combined revenues of greater than $3 billion. We are actively seeking new platform companies and add-on acquisitions. Our consumer and retail portfolio includes:

Financial Services and Business Services

We look for change-intensive opportunities in the financial services and business services sectors. These include partnering with both established businesses looking to unlock value and entrepreneurs hoping to create new businesses in a changing marketplace. Our activity has focused on a variety of specialty finance, insurance and outsourcing businesses, including:

Security, Media, and Other Investments

As a multi-sector fund, we opportunistically pursue investments in many other industry segments. Broadly, we look for opportunities in industries undergoing significant change that require an analytically intensive approach to investing. Some of the wide range of other industries in which we have invested include media, transportation and healthcare.