Profile: GS Capital Partners
GS Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS), is focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments globally.
Based in New York, GS Capital Partners was founded in 1986 and has raised approximately $39.9 billion since inception across seven funds, and it has invested over $17 billion. On April 23, 2007, Goldman closed GS Capital Partners VI with $20 billion in committed capital, $11 billion from institutional and high net worth investors and $9 billion from Goldman Sachs and its employees. GS Capital Partners VI is the current primary investment vehicle for Goldman Sachs to make large, privately negotiated equity investments.
GS Capital Partners invests across a broad range of industries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with investment targets from $200 million to $800 million. Transaction types handled by GS Capital Partners include:
- Take privates/leveraged/managed buyouts
- Expansion/growth investments
- Build-ups
- Recapitalizations
- Closely held companies
- Restructurings and special situations
- Distressed investing
The notable leveraged buyouts completed by GS Capital Partners include:
- Burger King (2002)
- Sungard (2005)
- Alltel Wireless (2007)
- Biomet (2007)
- TXU (2007)
CONTACT INFORMATION
85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-902-5424
www.goldmansachs.com
BloggingBuyouts news:
June 4, 2008: Will TPG & GSCP sell Alltel to Verizon?
April 4, 2008: Another private equity deal croaks: Myers Industries & GS Capital Partners
March 18, 2008: Goldman Sachs signals new trends in private equity and in M&A
November 16, 2007: TPG, Goldman Sachs succeed in Alltel buyout
October 23, 2007: Simple lessons from abandoned buyouts
October 5, 2007: Goldman Sachs wants in on Japan's Simplex Investment Advisors
September 21, 2007: KKR, Goldman Sachs not feeling Harman buyout
September 19, 2007: Goldman will 'pursue smaller deals'
May 21, 2007: It's official: Alltel in $27 billion buyout
April 26, 2007: KKR, Goldman bid $8 billion for Harman International
April 25, 2007: GS Capital bids $1 billion for Myers Industries
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