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News

2026

  • Golden Gate Capital Announces Final Close of Fund VII
  • 4×4 Capital Acquires Bob Evans Restaurants, LLC from Golden Gate Capital to Enhance Growth

2025

  • Hubbell to Acquire DMC Power
  • Harvest Partners Announces Acquisition of The Learning Experience
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Sale of Stonehill Environmental Partners

2024

  • oneZero Announces Investment from Golden Gate Capital
  • Brava Announces Investment from Golden Gate Capital to Accelerate Growth
  • Covia Energy and Black Mountain Sand Combine to Create Iron Oak Energy Solutions, a Leading North American Proppant Supplier
  • DigiCert Completes Acquisition of Vercara Acquisition furthers DigiCert’s position as a leader in digital trust.
  • J.M. HUBER CORPORATION SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ACTIVE MINERALS INTERNATIONAL FROM GOLDEN GATE CAPITAL
  • Golden Gate Capital Partners With Founder and CEO Gil Grattan on Recapitalization of Virginia Green

2023

  • NICE Announces The Close of The LiveVox Acquisition, Creating a Conversational AI Powerhouse
  • NICE to Acquire LiveVox, Revolutionizing How Organizations Manage Proactive Outreach With the Power of Conversational AI at Scale
  • Nassau Financial Group and Fortress Investment Group Enter into Strategic Partnership
  • Golden Gate Capital to Acquire DMC Power from Bridgepoint
  • TBC Corporation Completes Divestiture of NTB and Tire Kingdom to Mavis
  • TBC Corporation to Divest NTB and Tire Kingdom Businesses to Mavis
  • Pacsun Announces Executive Changes Effective June 15, 2023
  • WPP Welcomes KKR as Strategic Partner in FGS Global-
  • Neustar Security Services is Now Vercara
  • Pacsun Announces Leadership Transition
  • Nassau Financial Group Closes Strategic Transaction and Capital Raise
  • Parallel Advisors Partners with Golden Gate Capital on Recapitalization

2022

  • LiveVox Names John DiLullo Chief Executive Officer
  • Pico Signs Agreement with Golden Gate Capital for $200 Million Investment to Accelerate Next Phase of M&A Activity
  • Moove Acquires PetroChoice from Golden Gate Capital
  • Berkshire Partners and Warburg Pincus to partner for an investment in Ensemble Health Partners
  • PetroChoice Names Roy Rosas as Chief Executive Officer
  • Neustar Security Services Names Kevin Collins Chief Financial Officer
  • Neustar Security Services Appoints Colin Doherty as Chief Executive Officer

2021

  • Covia Appoints New Board Member, Enhances Board Structure Shawn Williams Elected Executive Chairman of the Board Don Sheets Elected Vice Chair of the Board – Dan Hecht Appointed to the Board
  • Neustar Security Services Spins Out with Focused Investment to Foster Accelerated Growth – Now Operating as a Standalone Portfolio Company Backed by Golden Gate Capital and GIC, the Company is Redoubling its Focus on Customer Success, Innovation, and Best-in-Class Performance
  • Finsbury Glover Hering and Sard Verbinnen & Co. Complete Merger, Creating Global Strategic Communications Leader
  • Golden Gate Capital Partners With Founder and CEO Robert Peterson on Recapitalization of All My Sons Moving & Storage
  • Finsbury Glover Hering and Sard Verbinnen & Co to Merge, Creating Global Strategic Communications Leader
  • Ontario Teachers’ Announces Agreement to Acquire Majority Stake in Vantage Elevator Solutions
  • TransUnion Accelerates Growth of Identity-Based Solutions with Agreement to Acquire Neustar for $3.1 Billion TransUnion takes a transformative step with largest acquisition to date
  • Neustar Security Solutions to Become a New Portfolio Company of Golden Gate Capital and GIC Solution
  • Genstar Capital Acquires 2020 Technologies From Golden Gate Capital
  • Genstar Capital Announces Agreement To Acquire Majority Stake In Vector Solutions From Golden Gate Capital
  • Authentic Brands Group and SPARC Group to Acquire Eddie Bauer, the Iconic American Outdoor Brand Eddie Bauer to Remain Headquartered in Seattle, Led by Damien Huang
  • PacSun Announces Leadership Transition • Alfred Chang and Michael Relich Elevated to Co-CEOs; Brieane Olson Promoted to President • Recently Ranked #3 Teen Apparel Brand, PacSun is Exceptionally Positioned to Continue Momentum
  • Golden Gate Capital Launches Energy Infrastructure Platform, Stonehill Environmental Partners, and Acquires Waterfield Midstream Assets
  • Golden Gate Capital to Acquire Securly
  • Investor Group Led by BayPine, in Partnership with TSG Consumer Partners, to Acquire Mavis Tire Express Services • BayPine and TSG to Accelerate Mavis’ Digital Transformation and Bolster Industry-Leading Products and Services • Golden Gate Capital to Remain Minority Investor in Company
  • Mosaic Announces Launch of Global Specialty Insurance Platform With Next-Generation Underwriting Capabilities New Insurance Venture Founded by Industry Leader Mitch Blaser, Backed by Long-Term Investor Golden Gate Capital
  • LiveVox, a Leading Cloud-Based Contact Center Platform, to Merge with Crescent Acquisition Corp to Become a Publicly Traded Company in an $840 Million Transaction

2020

  • Golden Gate Capital Announces Investment in Covia
  • Golden Gate Capital Partners with Founder and CEO Scott Blackstock on Recapitalization of Tidal Wave Auto Spa
  • BlackRock to Acquire Aperio – Leading Provider of Personalized Index Equity Solutions
  • Ardian Acquires 50% Ownership Stake in ANGUS Chemical Company
  • Thai Union, Investor Group Led by International Restaurant Executives, and Red Lobster Management Acquire Red Lobster
  • Koch Industries Completes Acquisition Of Infor
  • Koch Industries Agrees to Acquire All of Infor

2019

  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Sale of Hillstone Environmental Partners to NGL Energy Partners
  • NGL Energy Partners LP Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Hillstone
  • GTCR and Golden Gate Capital Announce Recapitalization of Cole-Parmer Instrument Company
  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires Invo Holdings
  • Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to Acquire Green Street Advisors from Golden Gate Capital. WCAS Plans to Accelerate Green Street’s Growth
  • Golden Gate Capital Invests in Ensemble Health Partners – Continued commitment to market-leading customer service – Capital focused on technology-driven innovation – At Ensemble, it’s about People; First, Last, Always – Ensemble to remain headquartered in Mason, Ohio and led by current management team
  • Golden Gate Capital to Sell ArrMaz to Arkema Group
  • Infor Announces $1.5 Billion Investment Ahead of Potential IPO
  • Angel Island Capital Appoints Nicole Macarchuk as Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel and Robert Ryan as Chief Financial Officer. AIC Completes Executive Team with Addition of Seasoned Financial Services Executives

2018

  • Tronair Names Paul Schwarzbaum as Chief Executive Officer
  • Vector Solutions Announces Completion of Acquisition by Golden Gate Capital. Well-Positioned to Enhance Performance Optimization Solutions Through Continued Development of Mission-Critical Tools
  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires Active Minerals International
  • Golden Gate Capital to Acquire Vector Solutions
  • 2020 Companies Acquired by Chairman and CEO Christopher B. Munday. Company Remains Focused on Executing Current Growth Strategy and Continued International Expansion
  • Golden Gate Capital to Make Majority Investment in Aperio Group
  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires The Learning Experience, a National Franchise and Academy of Early Education
  • Golden Gate Capital Announces Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear to Become Portfolio Companies of New Operating Company, PSEB Group. Brands to Retain Separate Identities, with Independent Merchandising, Marketing, Stores and Websites
  • KKR to Acquire BMC Software from Investor Group
  • Golden Gate Capital to sell Springs Window Fashions to AEA Investors and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
  • EP Minerals to be Acquired by U.S. Silica
  • Bridgepoint Acquires Safety Technology Holdings from Golden Gate Capital
  • Mavis Discount Tire and Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers to Merge
  • California Pizza Kitchen Names Jim Hyatt as CEO
  • ANGUS Chemical Company Names Dave Neuberger as Chief Executive Officer

2017

  • Angel Island Capital Appoints Dev Gopalan Chief Executive Officer
  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
  • Golden Gate Capital Makes Investment in GAL, GAL Canada and Hollister-Whitney
  • 2020 to be Acquired by Golden Gate Capital. New ownership provides investment platform for long-term growth.
  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires Cole-Parmer
  • Sale of Bob Evans Restaurants and the Acquisition of Pineland Farms Potato Company Marks the Beginning of a New Era at Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

2016

  • NEUSTAR TO BE ACQUIRED FOR $33.50 PER SHARE IN CASH BY GROUP LED BY GOLDEN GATE CAPITAL. Transaction Provides Significant Value to Shareholders and Positions the Company to Invest and Capitalize on Future Growth Opportunities
  • Koch Agrees to Invest over $2 billion in Infor. Provides Growth Capital for Cloud Software Leader to Drive Digital Transformation across Industries
  • THAI UNION TO MAKE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN RED LOBSTER – THE WORLD’S LARGEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
  • GOLDEN GATE CAPITAL ACQUIRES TRONAIR
  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires PacSun; PacSun Emerges From Chapter 11 Restructuring With $20 Million In Additional Capital
  • Phillips-Medisize to be Acquired by Molex LLC
  • GOLDEN GATE CAPITAL MAKES MINORITY EQUITY INVESTMENT IN SARD VERBINNEN, A LEADING GLOBAL STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS FIRM
  • BERNHARD NANN NAMED OPERATING EXECUTIVE FOR GOLDEN GATE CAPITAL. Veteran Software, Data Analytics and Information Services Executive Bolsters Technology Practice

2015

  • VEREIT AND GOLDEN GATE CAPITAL ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL RED LOBSTER® TRANSACTIONS. VEREIT Sells $210.5 Million Pool of Restaurants to Golden Gate Capital and Companies Expand Strategic Partnership to Sell an Additional $190 Million of Properties
  • VEREIT Announces Sale Of $204 Million Red Lobster® Pool To Golden Gate Capital And Enters Into A Strategic Partnership With Golden Gate Capital To Sell An Additional $400 Million Of Restaurant Real Estate
  • Nassau Reinsurance Group Raises Over $750 Million Of Initial Capital To Build Insurance And Reinsurance Platform
  • TowerBrook Capital Partners to Acquire J.Jill
  • Investment Funds Managed by Golden Gate Capital Complete Acquisition of ANGUS Chemical Company
  • Intel to Acquire Lantiq; Advancing the Connected Home
  • Golden Gate Capital Names Jay Parkinson As Operating Executive

2014

  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires Angus Chemical Company
  • The Attachmate Group Enters into Agreement to Merge with Micro Focus
  • Darden Completes Sale Of Red Lobster To Golden Gate Capital
  • Golden Gate Capital Invests in Premier Real Estate Research Firm Green Street Advisors
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of Canada Fluorspar Inc.
  • Darden Announces Sale of Red Lobster to Golden Gate Capital for $2.1 Billion
  • Phillips-Medisize Partners with Golden Gate Capital
  • Border Holdings, LLC to Acquire On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina from Golden Gate Capital
  • Canada Fluorspar and Golden Gate Capital Sign Arrangement Agreement and Announce Convertible Financing
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of LiveVox

2013

  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires Safety Technology Holdings, Inc.
  • BMC Software Completes Privatization Transaction
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition Of Springs Window Fashions
  • BMC Software Signs Definitive Agreement to be Acquired for $46.25 per Share in Cash
  • Golden Gate Capital To Acquire Springs Window Fashions
  • Ignite Restaurant Group Completes Acquisition of Romano’s Macaroni Grill
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of ArrMaz Custom Chemicals

2012

  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of Ex Libris Global Holdings, Inc.
  • Wolverine Worldwide, Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital complete acquisition of Collective Brands
  • Coldwater Creek Announces New $65 Million Financing with Golden Gate Capital and Reiterates Second Quarter Financial Guidance
  • Golden Gate Capital and Summit Partners Complete Merger of Infor and Lawson

2011

  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of EP Minerals
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of Lawson Software
  • California Pizza Kitchen to Be Acquired by Golden Gate Capital; Stockholders to Receive $18.50 in Cash Per Share
  • Tollgrade Communications Acquired by Golden Gate Capital
  • The Attachmate Group Completes Acquisition of Novell
  • Golden Gate Capital signs acquisition agreement with Conexant Systems, Inc.

2010

  • Sale of On The Border to Golden Gate Capital Completed
  • Golden Gate Capital and Kenner & Company Lead Recapitalization of Atrium Companies, Inc.
  • Lantiq Acquires IP and Assets from Metalink and Broadens its Portfolio in Leading Edge WLAN 11n Technologies

2009

  • Neubiberg, Germany (November 6, 2009) – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Lantiq today announced the closing of the sale of Infineon’s Wireline business to Lantiq, an affiliate of the U.S. based investor Golden Gate Capital
  • Golden Gate Capital completes the acquisition of German Wireline Communications business, Lantiq, from Infineon AG
  • Critigen Debuts; Serves as Global Catalyst to Modernize Critical Infrastructure
  • Golden Gate Capital Expands its Home Security Portfolio with the Acquisition of Devcon
  • Eddie Bauer Completes Asset Sale to Golden Gate Capital
  • Infineon to sell Wireline Communications Business to Golden Gate Capital
  • Sale of J. Jill Assets to Golden Gate Capital Completed
  • Tactical Holdings Completes Investment in Massif Holidings LLC

2008

  • Sale of Romano’s Macaroni Grill to Golden Gate Capital Completed
  • Golden Gate Capital Announces Acquisition of U.S. Silica
  • Golden Gate Capital and Pinnacle Security Announce Acquisition of Icon Security’s Sales Force &Technical Department
  • Pinnacle Security Announces Full-Service Security Solution; Closes on $150 Million Senior Financing
  • Golden Gate Capital Announces Recapitalization of National Warranty Corporation & Payment Insured Plan, Inc.
  • Golden Gate Capital Partners With Management to Acquire Pinnacle Security
  • EADS North America acquires PlantCML

2007

  • Acquisition of Aeroflex Incorporated Completed
  • Sale of Express to Golden Gate Completed
  • North America’s top provider of emergency response solutions acquires innovative NG911 company
  • PlantCML Acquires TCI (Tel Control, Inc.)
  • Golden Gate Capital and Circle Peak Capital Announce Acquisition of Rocket Dog
  • Golden Gate Capital and JP Capital Partners Acquire Cydcor, Inc.
  • Golden Gate Capital to Acquire Military Boot Manufacturer Wellco Enterprises, Inc.

2006

  • Golden Gate Capital Acquires Neways International
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Recapitalization of Venus and Wintersilks
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of Haband
  • Spiegel Brands Inc. and Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of Carabella and A.B. Lambdin
  • Golden Gate Capital to acquire Sierra Systems Group Inc. for approximately $93.2 million, cash price of $9.25 per share
  • Golden Gate Capital completes investment in California Check Cashing Stores
  • PlantCML Announces Intent to Acquire Dialogic Communications Corp.
  • Ecometry and GERS Retail Systems Combine to Form Escalate Retail
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Eleventh Software Public-To-Private Transaction
  • NetIQ to be Acquired by AttachmateWRQ: Acquisition Strengthens AttachmateWRQ’s Leadership Position in Enterprise Software
  • Fortified Financial Position, Deep Global Presence and Expanded Development Initiatives Provide Increased Benefits for Customers and Strong Opportunities for Employees
  • Golden Gate Capital completes acquisition of Geac Computer Corporation Limited
  • Golden Gate Capital completes acquisition of Norm Thompson Outfitters
  • AttachmateWRQ Acquires OnDemand Software, Inc.
  • Hansen partners with leading private equity firm, Golden Gate Capital, for future expansion
  • Plant Equipment and CML Emergency Services complete merger
  • Aspect Software’s Jim Foy Named CEO of the Year

2005

  • Golden Gate Capital completes acquisitions of Appleseed’s and Draper’s & Damon’s
  • Golden Gate Capital to Acquire Geac Computer Corporation for Approximately US $1.0 Billion, Cash Price of US $11.10 Per Share
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes Acquisition of Symon Communications, Inc.
  • Golden Gate Capital acquires Leica Microsystems Semiconductor Equipment Division (SED)
  • TDK Semiconductor Corporation announces the change of its corporate name to Teridian Semiconductor Corporation
  • Golden Gate Capital sponsors $1.0 billion take-private of Aspect Communications by Concerto Software
  • Golden Gate Capital completes investment in Plant Equipment
  • Blue Martini Software and Ecometry Merge Equipment
  • Golden Gate Capital and CIC Partners announce investment in SignStorey, Inc.
  • Moulin Global Eyecare Holdings Limited and Golden Gate Capital complete acquisition of Eye Care Centers of America

2004

  • Golden Gate Capital, Francisco Partners, and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners Complete Acquisition of WRQ, Inc.
  • Golden Gate Capital completes recapitalization of Ecometry Corporation
  • Golden Gate Capital Raises $1.8 Billion for New Private Equity Investment Fund
  • Golden Gate Capital completes acquisition of Newport News and Spiegel
  • Golden Gate Capital Completes $145 Million Going Private of Concerto Software, Inc.

2003

  • Progress Software Completes Acquisition of DataDirect
  • Golden Gate Capital announces $51 million investment in B-Line, LLC
  • Golden Gate Capital completes acquisition of Itronix Corporation
  • Inovis acquires IPNet Solutions
  • Agilisys acquires top North American Automotive Rival – Future Three Software, Inc.
  • Golden Gate Capital and Oak Investment Partners Acquire Customer Interaction Management Assets from divine, inc.
  • Max Media Partners with Golden Gate Capital to Acquire Middle and Small Market Radio and Television Stations
  • Golden Gate Capital Partners with Lexicon Management to Acquire Lexicon Marketing Corporation
  • Golden Gate Capital and Securitas Capital, LLC Announce Formation of California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company

2002

  • Agilisys acquires application software provider Brain AG
  • Golden Gate Capital and Parallax Capital Partners acquire Banking Unit of Computer Associates
  • Golden Gate Capital acquires Supply Chain Enablement Division from Peregrine Systems, Inc.
  • Golden Gate Capital to buy SCT’s Process Manufacturing Software Division
  • Herbalife To Be Acquired by Whitney & Co and Golden Gate Capital
  • Golden Gate Capital Invests in Bermuda-Based Endurance Specialty Insurance

2001

  • Golden Gate Capital Purchases DataDirect Technologies, the Data Connectivity Division Of Merant
  • Management and Golden Gate Capital Acquire Business of Nuvisions Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Golden Gate Capital Purchases Micro Focus Division From Merant
  • Celetron Raises $48 Million from Blue-Chip Investors
  • Golden Gate Capital Raises $700 Million Investment Fund Focused on High-Growth Companies in Change-Intensive Businesses
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