Gores prides itself on speed and decisiveness in evaluating new transaction opportunities. To the extent that speed, flexibility or certainty of close are critical to the seller, Gores often presents an attractive solution.
Gores undertakes a rapid but rigorous approach to investment selection and due diligence.
Due diligence teams typically consist of multiple professionals that each focus on individual specialties such as: sales & marketing, human resources, accounting & finance, taxation, information technology, facilities management and legal issues.
Since its resources are primarily internal, Gores is able to move rapidly in its due diligence process and complete its review within a short time frame. The experience gained by evaluating investment opportunities for over 20 years gives Gores investment professionals the domain expertise and the understanding of underlying business models critical to successful private equity investing. This has resulted in a long and successful history of investing with management partners across a wide range of transactions and industries.