Private company

Golden Gate Capital

American investment management firm

Golden Gate Capital is an American private equity firm based in San Francisco. It was founded in 2000 by former investment professionals from private equity firm Bain Capital and its affiliate, Bain & Company, led by former BC partner David Dominik. The company 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1

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Golden Gate Capital is an American private equity firm based in San Francisco. It was founded in 2000 by former investment professionals from private equity firm Bain Capital and its affiliate, Bain & Company, led by former BC partner David Dominik.2

Corporate structure

Golden Gate Capital sits at the top of its group. 12 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Golden Gate Capital reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • leveraged buyout

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2010Acquired On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina1

Timeline

  1. 2000Founded Founded1

Sources

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