Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Golden Gate Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm with approximately $20 billion in cumulative committed capital. The firm invests across a wide range of industries and transaction types, including going-privates, corporate divestitures, and recapitalizations, as well as debt and public equity investments.

Focus Areas
Private equity

Tracked deals

20

20 tracked deals across 2019-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

7 buyout · 6 recapitalization · 5 addon

Golden Gate Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Golden Gate Capital. 3 2019 3 2020 5 2021 3 2022 2 2023 4 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 20 tracked deals for Golden Gate Capital.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital, Lovell Minnick Partners
    Target
    oneZero Financial Systems

    oneZero Financial Systems, a Somerville-based provider of multi-asset trading technology, received a minority growth investment from Golden Gate Capital with existing investor Lovell Minnick Partners remaining in place. The capital will support oneZero's product roadmap, team expansion and M&A-driven growth while founders Andrew Ralich and Jesse Johnson remain largest individual shareholders and continue in executive roles.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital
    Target
    Brava Roof Tile

    Golden Gate Capital has made a growth investment in Brava Roof Tile to support the company's production capacity expansion and broader growth initiatives. Brava's management, led by CEO Adam Brantman and CMO Andrew Ahrens, will continue to lead the company and remain significant shareholders; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Covia Energy LLC, Black Mountain Sand Holdings LLC, Anchorage Capital Advisors L.P., Golden Gate Capital, NGP
    Target
    Covia Energy LLC, Black Mountain Sand Holdings LLC
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Covia Energy LLC and Black Mountain Sand Holdings LLC have merged in an all-stock transaction to form Iron Oak Energy Solutions, a proppant supplier with roughly 30 million tons of annual production capacity and operations across major North American shale basins. The combined company is privately sponsored by Anchorage Capital Advisors, Golden Gate Capital, and NGP and will be headquartered in Houston, Texas to serve producers with both in-basin and Northern White sand assets.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital
    Target
    Virginia Green

    Golden Gate Capital has completed a recapitalization of Virginia Green, a Richmond-based provider of residential and commercial lawn treatment services, in partnership with founder and CEO Gil Grattan who remains a significant shareholder and will continue as CEO. The investment will support Virginia Green’s expansion into existing and adjacent geographies and help scale its subscription-based lawn care platform.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital
    Target
    DMC Power
    Seller
    Bridgepoint
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Golden Gate Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority equity stake in DMC Power from Bridgepoint; financial terms were not disclosed. DMC Power, a designer and manufacturer of proprietary high-voltage connector systems with manufacturing sites in Carson, California and Olive Branch, Mississippi and a team of over 200 employees, will continue to be led by CEO Tony Ward who remains a significant shareholder.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital, Parallel Advisors, LLC
    Target
    Parallel Advisors, LLC, AUTUS Asset Management, LLC
    Seller
    Emigrant Partners, LLC

    Parallel Advisors completed a recapitalization led by its management team and Golden Gate Capital to accelerate organic growth and M&A. In connection with the investment, Parallel acquired AUTUS Asset Management, bringing the combined firm to approximately $5.7 billion in AUM, and prior minority investor Emigrant Partners fully exited.

  • Buyer
    Securly, Inc., Golden Gate Capital
    Target
    Eduspire Solutions, LLC
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    Securly, a Golden Gate Capital-backed K-12 student safety and wellness platform, has acquired Eduspire Solutions, a provider of e-hallpass and flex period management software for K-12 schools. The deal adds on-campus student movement and scheduling capabilities to Securly's whole-student success platform to better support student safety and wellness across districts.

  • April 21, 2022
    Buyer
    Securly, Inc., Golden Gate Capital
    Target
    Rhithm Inc.
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    Securly, a K-12 student safety and wellness platform and portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, has acquired Rhithm, a Fort Worth–based social-emotional learning (SEL) and student wellness platform. The deal combines Rhithm's SEL check-in assessments and content with Securly's whole-student success platform to create an integrated K-12 student wellness solution.

  • March 1, 2022
    Buyer
    Securly, Inc., Golden Gate Capital
    Target
    Dyknow, LLC
    Industry
    Education
    Type
    Addon

    Securly, a Golden Gate Capital‑backed K‑12 student safety and wellness platform, has acquired Dyknow, an Indianapolis‑based provider of classroom management and device impact measurement software. The deal combines Dyknow’s classroom management and device-usage analytics with Securly’s student safety, wellness and engagement offerings to expand capabilities and analytics for K‑12 customers.

  • Buyer
    TransUnion, Golden Gate Capital, GIC
    Target
    Neustar, Neustar Security Services
    Seller
    Private investment group led by Golden Gate Capital, GIC (minority investor in the seller group)
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Buyout

    TransUnion agreed to acquire Neustar for $3.1 billion in cash to expand its identity-resolution, marketing and fraud capabilities. Neustar's security business was excluded from the sale and has been spun out as Neustar Security Services, now a standalone portfolio company backed by Golden Gate Capital and GIC.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital
    Target
    All My Sons Moving & Storage
    Seller
    Sterling Investment Partners

    Golden Gate Capital has completed a recapitalization of All My Sons Moving & Storage, partnering with founder and CEO Robert Peterson who will remain a significant shareholder and continue to lead the company from Carrollton, Texas. The transaction will support All My Sons' growth plans — the company operates ~75 locations across 29 states and will pursue new market entry and expansion into adjacent categories with Golden Gate’s support; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital, Stonehill Environmental Partners
    Target
    Waterfield Midstream
    Seller
    Waterfield Midstream
    Industry
    Energy
    Type
    Addon

    Golden Gate Capital launched a new energy infrastructure platform, Stonehill Environmental Partners, led by CEO Jay Parkinson, and is the platform's anchor investor. As Stonehill's first acquisition, Golden Gate acquired the assets of Waterfield Midstream in the Permian Basin (Martin County, Midland Basin) to serve as the flagship investment for the water pipeline, recycling and disposal business.

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