Power to General Electric in what is the largest sale transaction in Gores’ history. Gores closes on $2.1 billion in capital commitments for its third institutional fund, Gores Capital Partners III, L.P. Gores acquires an 81.25% majority interest in fashion company Mexx for $85 Million 2012 Gores Small Capitalization Partners, L.P. sells $300 million in commitments, expanding Gores’ resources for small and lower middle market investments. Acquires Harris Broadcast from Harris Corporation in December. 2013 Stock Building Supply goes public, marking Gores' first U.S. IPO. 2014 Gores announces plans to close 34 subsidiaries of 45 in total located in Germany and being part of Unify. Close downs are expected to be completed by Q2/2015. Gores acquired a 51% stake in Hovis Bread Gores sold Norment to Cornerstone, a full service detention equipment contractor based in Alabama Gores sells Sage Automotive Interiors to Clearlake Capital Gores sells Scovill Fasteners to Morito Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of apparel fasteners Recognition On September 26, 2013, Cosmo Specialty Fibers was awarded the Chain-of-custody certification by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification. This certification recognizes Cosmo Specialty Fibers for using wood fiber sourced through sustainable forestry practices. On May 27, 2013, Ford Motor Company announced that it is working with Gores’ Portfolio Company, Sage Automotive Interiors, to accelerate the development of recycled fabrics. Sage is Ford’s largest fabric supplier in North America, and provides Ford with fabric made from industrial waste and clear plastic water bottles. The 2013 Ford Fusion is the first vehicle sold around the world to use recycled fabrics. Representative transactions January 27, 2014: The Gores Group announced that it has reached a conditional agreement with Premier Foods to operate its bread business as a stand-alone venture under the name of Hovis Limited in order to increase operational efficiencies and grow the Hovis brand. August 14, 2013: Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:STCK) announced that it has closed its previously announced underwritten initial public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at the price to the public of $14.00 per share. The underwriters exercised in their full option to purchase an additional 1,050,000 shares of common stock from certain selling stockholders, resulting in a total initial public offering size of 8,050,000 shares. July 30, 2013: Gores’ portfolio company, The Hay Group, announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Metallumform, an integrated manufacturer of forged machined