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Golden Gate Capital

Golden Gate Capital

San Francisco, Californiagoldengatecap.com

Overview

Golden Gate Capital is a private equity firm that invests in select industries including consumer, industrials, financial services, and software & services, through a wide range of transaction types such as recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, going-privates, and public equity investments.

Year Founded

2000

Portfolio Companies

21

Investments

Golden Gate Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
The Learning ExperienceJul 2025Buyout/LBOCo-investor
oneZero Financial SystemsNov 2024Private EquityLead
Virginia Green Lawn CareDec 2023Private EquityLead
Mavis Discount TireJun 2023Private EquityCo-investor
PicoJul 2022Private EquityLead

Key People

Alex Cannon

Principal

Claudia Han

Principal, Fundraising Investor Relations

Dionicio Herrera

Principal

Jennifer Zhu

Principal

Matthew Michel

Principal

Michael Schwartzman

Principal

Roman Burgess

Principal

Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2000

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