Golden Gate Capital

Golden Gate Capital
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
FounderDavid Dominik, et al
HeadquartersOne Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California, United States
ProductsLeveraged buyout, growth capital
AUM$15+ billion[1]
Number of employees
75[2]
Websitewww.goldengatecap.com

Golden Gate Capital is an American private equity firm based in San Francisco. The firm makes investments in a number of select industries, including technology, financial services, retail and industrial, through leveraged buyout transactions, as well as significant minority purchases and growth capital investments. As of April 2018, it had over $15 billion in assets under management.[1]

The firm was founded in 2000 by former investment professionals from private equity firm Bain Capital and its affiliate, Bain & Company, led by former Bain Capital partner David Dominik.[3]

Golden Gate's investment fund is structured as an evergreen fund with no finite life, meaning Golden Gate does not have to sell all investments within five to 10 years in order to raise another fund and can instead fund-raise as deals are made.[4]

As of 2017, the firm had approximately 54 investment professionals.[2]

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  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ de la Merced, Michael J. (October 28, 2011). "Golden Gate Capital Closes $3.5 Billion Fund". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Dai, Shasha (16 October 2014). "5 Things to Know About Golden Gate Capital". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.