components. also offers maintenance, repair and overhaul services to military, commercial, original equipment manufacturers and aircraft operators US Farathane - Manufacturer and supplier of functional black plastic, interior and exterior plastic components intended to innovate and pair with solid value Vitac - Provider of closed captioning and subtitling services in the United States. The company's services are offered for both live television shows and prerecorded programs Select Exited Alliance Entertainment Alpheus Communications BMC Stock Building Supply DataBlue Elo Touch Solutions Hovis Bakery Sage Automotive Interiors Therakos Unify SPACs Beginning in 2015, Gores Holdings was announced, specializing in special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). It was credited with starting the SPAC revival with their first SPAC transaction in Hostess Brands. Gores is considered one of the most prolific investors in the SPAC space, having created 13 SPACs, more than any other single investor, and The Gores Group is considered a premier SPAC sponsor. Gores announced or completed more than seven SPAC transactions representing over $36 billion in transaction value. Hostess – consumer, maker of Twinkies. Partnered with Apollo and Dean Metropoulos Verra – technology mobility services business. Instrumental for safety, specializing in red light cameras, school bus safety, and tolling PAE – government logistics services business with large government contracts Luminar – first high growth, technology company. Leader in the automotive Lidar space. Partnered with founder, Austin Russell United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) – mortgage tech business. Largest SPAC transaction to date Matterport – 3D spatial data company revolutionizing the real estate tech space Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) – metal packaging for consumer products. Largest SPAC spin out of public company. Merger with Gores Holdings V, raising almost $1 billion in gross proceeds Sonder – a hospitality company. Merger with Gores Metropoulos II Polestar – a global premium EV company. Signed definitive agreement to be publicly listed through combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc. Resulted in an implied enterprise value of $20 billion Footprint – materials science technology company, producing packaging for the food and beverage industry. To be publicly listed on NASDAQ through combination with Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. Gores launched Gores Holdings VII and Gores Holdings VIII in 2021, and publicly filed for Gores Technology Partners and Gores Technology Partners II, as well as Gores Guggenheim, the latter in partnership with Guggenheim Partners. References External links Private equity firms of the United States Financial services companies established in 1987 Companies based in Los