M&A Deal Summary

Golden Gate Capital Acquires Vorto

On January 1, 2015, private equity firm Golden Gate Capital acquired transportation company Vorto

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 69th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Golden Gate Capital’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-01-01
Target Vorto
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Golden Gate Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Vorto

Denver, Colorado, United States
Vorto is a fully automated supply chain software that uses AI to automate demand, procurement, logistics and operations. Our mission is to enable businesses to be more economically and environmentally sustainable by digitally transforming their supply chain. Vorto is based in Denver, Colorado.

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Buyer

Golden Gate Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Golden Gate Capital is a large private equity firm focused on buyout and growth equity investments across a wide variety of industries. The Firm partners with management teams to make equity investments in situations where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. Sectors of interest include software and IT services, semiconductors, electronics, consumer products and retail, financial services, business services, and media. Prospective transaction types include public-to-privates, corporate extractions, bankruptcy auctions, and recapitalizations. Golden Gate Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 78 of 112
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 20 of 27
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 69 of 100
Year (2015) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-20 Attachmate

Seattle, Washington, United States

Attachmate Corp. is a provider of advanced software for terminal emulation, legacy modernization, managed file transfer and enterprise fraud management.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-02 Lantiq

Neubiberg, Germany

Lantiq is a provider of broadband and voice telephony semiconductor solutions. The Company’s products enable applications ranging from high-speed VDSL and GPON fiber-to-the-home to traditional voice telephony for carrier and enterprise-based networks. Lantiq is the re-branded Wireline Communications Division of Infineon Technologies, the former semiconductor division of Siemens AG. The company is headquartered in Neubiberg, Germany.

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