The Gores Group

The Gores Group is a private equity firm founded in 1987 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, with an additional office in Boulder, Colorado. The firm focuses on acquiring and partnering with businesses that can leverage its operational expertise and capital resources. Its investment portfolio spans various industries, including technology, telecommunications, business services, industrial, healthcare, media and entertainment, and consumer products. The Gores Group actively engages in private investments and is also a sponsor of special-purpose acquisition companies. The firm is registered as an investment adviser and is recognized for its strategic approach to enhancing the value of its portfolio companies.

Jennifer Kwon Chou

Managing Director, Chief Strategy Officer

Edward Fike

Senior Managing Director

Fredston, David A.

VP of Business Development

Andrew Freedman

Managing Director, Operations

Edward Johnson

Managing Director, M&A

Lee, Matthew

Associate

Maximillian Lin

Associate

Pinto, James I.

Managing Director of Operations

Rahmati, Shahriyar

Principal

Mark Stone

Senior Managing Director

Yann Vincent-Genod

Associate

Kyle Wheeler

Principal

Wilson, Justin

Senior Managing Director

20 past transactions

Sonder

Post in 2022
Sonder is revolutionizing hospitality through innovative, tech-powered service and inspiring, thoughtfully designed accommodations combined into one seamlessly managed experience. Sonder is making a world of better stays open to all with a variety of accommodation options — from rooms to suites and apartments — found in more than 30 cities spanning eight countries and three continents. Sonder’s innovative app empowers guests by making self-service features and 24/7 on-the-ground support just a tap away.

Doma

Post in 2021
Doma enables an instant real estate closing experience. The company uses machine intelligence and its patented technology solution to transform residential real estate, making closings instant and affordable.
United Wholesale Mortgage is the wholesale mortgage lender in the nation (by origination) six years running. Our proprietary technology platform and dedication to client service results in a faster, easier and cheaper mortgage process. We remain laser-focused on growing UWM’s share of the wholesale channel while also growing the channel’s share of the overall mortgage market, because we believe the wholesale channel presents the best option to obtain a mortgage.
Pacific Architects and Engineers Incorporated (PAE) is a provider of services that support military readiness, peacekeeping missions, nation building activities, personnel recruitment and training, and disaster relief services.

TurbineAero

Acquisition in 2018
TurbineAero is the world’s leading independent aerospace component maintenance, repair, and overhaul service providers focused on APUs and related products. The businesses provide military, commercial, and regional airline customers with a comprehensive maintenance solution for their legacy and new APU engine models. The combined entity provides global coverage from two modern facilities located in Chandler, Arizona, and Chonburi, Thailand. In addition, it is a provider of hot-section component manufacturing and repair services for original equipment manufacturers, aircraft operators, and repair and overhaul providers, offering extensive and unique capabilities, including complex machining, engineering, inspection, non-destructive testing, and thermal coatings in its Tempe, Arizona facility.
AMI Entertainment Network has been developing cutting-edge entertainment solutions for bars and restaurants for more than a century, from the dawn of the jukebox to the digital age. Featuring the latest in content and technology, AMI Jukeboxes and Tap TV provide everything you need to connect with today’s tech savvy patrons. From music to video to mobile, AMI provides 360 degrees of entertainment.

Vitac Corporation

Acquisition in 2016
VITAC is the largest provider of closed captioning in the country, responsible for captioning over 500,000 live program hours per year, and creating verbatim, precisely timed captions for 57,000 prerecorded programs per year. Our customers include every major network, most cable channels, program producers, corporations, government agencies, and more. VITAC was founded in 1986 by two men with one big idea: produce the best-quality realtime captions for viewers who rely on captions. Fast-forward 30 years, and that big idea is still the same, with more services and customers growing year after year. Providing Vital Access is in our name and is our mission. Let us show you why we are called the “no worries” caption company, with accessible media solutions for every industry from web captioning to Spanish subtitling to audio description.

US Farathane

Acquisition in 2015
US Farathane provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies. US Farathane has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year.

Tweddle Group

Private Equity Round in 2014
As a global leader in information solutions, Tweddle Group is focused on creating innovative communications that best address the information needs of the automotive industry. Through processes that seamlessly integrate information development, management and delivery, we produce high-quality, value-driven print, mobile and interactive communications for vehicle owners and automotive sales and service personnel. Through the four communications touch points of in-vehicle technology, web-based programming, mobile applications and the glove box, we communicate accurate and timely information with vehicle owners, forging a connection between the owner, vehicle and brand. Our unique breadth of expertise—sustained from more than 50 years collaborating with automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)—supports vehicle research and validation, content design and development, knowledge-base management, localization, composition in both print and electronic output as well as print production, fulfillment and distribution.

Hovis Ltd

Acquisition in 2014
Hovis Limited is a vertically integrated baking and flour milling business.

Zmags

Acquisition in 2014
Zmags Creator enables marketers to design and publish endless types of interactive digital experiences without coding. Plugging directly into the existing tech stack, marketers can launch Creator in one hour. Brands like Ethan Allen, AG Jeans, and Cole Haan leverage Creator to drive more revenue from existing digital assets at a fraction of the time and cost of coding.

Zmags

Private Equity Round in 2014
Zmags Creator enables marketers to design and publish endless types of interactive digital experiences without coding. Plugging directly into the existing tech stack, marketers can launch Creator in one hour. Brands like Ethan Allen, AG Jeans, and Cole Haan leverage Creator to drive more revenue from existing digital assets at a fraction of the time and cost of coding.

ASTADIA

Acquisition in 2012
Astadia provides cloud solutions consulting and systems integration for enterprises looking to accelerate business outcomes. Astadia transforms how its clients develop market opportunities, accelerate revenues and convert customers into advocates. Unlike integrators that concentrate only on implementing technology, Astadia focuses on truly understanding client needs. By building authentic client partnerships and using its unique, proven methodologies and frameworks, Astadia delivers meaningful solutions for its clients. Delivered by professionals with deep experience and pedigree, Astadia creates bulletproof cloud solutions with measurable business results.

Clark Group

Acquisition in 2011
The Clark Group has become recognized as a third party logistics provider of value-added distribution, transportation management, and international air and ocean freight forwarding services. Clark’s unique and complimentary business units, Clark Distribution Systems (CDS), Highway Distribution Systems (HDS), Clark Worldwide Transportation (CWT) and Preprint Logistics (PPL) provide customers with a single source supply chain solution. The Clark Group operates a network of 9 distribution centers strategically located across the United States to provide consolidation efficiencies and time-critical transportation services to all regions of the country and internationally. Additionally, Clark offers its customers supply chain export and import services to more than 65 countries and has developed strategic alliances with numerous international agents throughout the world.

Big Strike

Venture Round in 2011
Big Strike is a leading designer, manufacturer, and wholesaler of casual and career junior lifestyle apparel for women, marketed under the Heart Soul, Soulmates, Free to Love, Halo, Tracy Evans, Star City, and First Option brands. The company is headquartered in Gardena, California.

United Road Services

Acquisition in 2007
United Road is the premier auto transport company in North America. Each year, coast to coast and across the borders, United Road manages the transport of nearly 2 million cars. Their satisfied clients include all major global vehicle manufacturers, re-marketers, financial institutions, car auctions, car dealers, retail single units and personally owned vehicles. Across the city or across the country, United Road IS Driven to Deliver.

Somero Enterprises

Acquisition in 2005
Somero Enterprises, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of technologically advanced concrete placing equipment and associated machinery. Somero Enterprises was founded in 1985 and has grown and prospered by delivering superior products to an international market. Manufacturing facilities are located in Michigan and Executive offices are in Fort Myers, Florida. Our products are marketed in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia through direct sales force, sales representatives and dealers

Wire One Technologies

Acquisition in 2003
Wire One Technology is a end-to-end videoconferencing solutions provider committed to delivering better, faster, and more cost effective video communications solutions. Wire One offers customers videoconferencing and network products from leading manufacturers such as Polycom, Accord, TANDBERG, Cisco, RADVISION, Sony, VCON and VTEL. Wire One also provides a comprehensive suite of video, data and network services including design, installation, bridging, streaming, on-site and remote technical assistance, training, engineering and after-market maintenance. Wire One's current customer base includes more than 3,000 customers with approximately 22,000 videoconferencing endpoints in the commercial, federal and state government, medical and education marketplaces nationwide and across the globe.

Verifone

Acquisition in 2001
VeriFone is a California-based company that designs, markets, and services electronic payment solutions for consumers, merchants, and financial institutions. Its product portfolio is comprised of contactless and countertop systems as well as electronic cash register and payment devices, PIN pads, POS systems, indoor and outdoor unattended payment solutions, wireless handheld payment devices, and point-of-sale receipt printers. The company also provides software solutions for card acceptance, mobile payments, security and encryption, POS integration, value-added and prepaid services, issuing and acquiring, estate management, petroleum and convenience, and device-driven technologies as well as development tools. It provides media solutions such as digital network, taxi tops and wraps, and mobile or SMS solutions through sales representatives in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, and San Francisco. VeriFone’s devices and systems process various payments, including signature- and PIN-based debit cards, credit cards, contactless or radio frequency identification cards, smart cards, prepaid gift and other stored-value cards, electronic bill payment, check authorization and conversion, signature capture and electronic benefits transfers, and EBT. It serves financial institutions, payment processors, petroleum companies, retailers, government organizations, and healthcare companies as well as independent sales organizations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia Pacific Rim, and North America. Verifone was founded in 1981 and is based in San Jose, California.

Atego

Acquisition in 1998
Atego is a global software tools and professional services company focused on helping organizations engineer complex, mission- and safety-critical systems and software. Atego has more than 30 years experience in delivering solutions for the world’s largest engineering companies developing complex systems and software for Real-time, Embedded and Mission/Safety Critical applications. These companies are involved in; aerospace & defense, automotive & rail, energy & utilities as well as automation, medical and the electronics industries. Atego pioneered the creation and delivery of standard’s based solutions for UML, SysML, UPDM, Ada, Real-time Java and is actively involved with global standards bodies for systems engineering and software development. Many of our current customers have been using our products and services for decades and continue to rely on Atego’s superior engineering talent and support team dedication.
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