The Hitchcock Investment Group

Golden Gate Capital is a private equity firm with more than $8 billion in capital under management. It generates returns for investors through buyout and growth equity investments in a variety of industries. The company undertakes investments in the semiconductor, electronic, consumer products, retail, financial service and information technology industries. Golden Gate Capital provides investment services in various transaction types, including growth equity, public-to-privates, consolidations, corporate extractions, bankruptcy acquisitions, recapitalizations, investment strategies and leveraged buyouts. Its consumer and retail portfolio includes Carabella, Newport News, Venus, Herbalife and Lexicon. Golden Gate Capital partners with Sutter Hill Ventures and Bain & Company.

Fremont Group is a private investment firm that manages assets representing a variety of classes. It operates via a family of businesses, including Fremont Partners, Fremont Properties, Fremont Public Opportunities, Fremont Realty Capital and Fremont Ventures. Fremont Partners manages more than $1.8 billion in equity capital representing several industries. Fremont Properties is a real estate development, investment and asset management company whose portfolio represents more than 2 million square feet of office and retail properties. Fremont Public Opportunities invests in a small number of public companies it believes are undervalued. Fremont Realty Capital is the real estate merchant banking arm of Fremont Group. Fremont Ventures provides growth capital to management teams executing technology-based business models in larger industries. Fremont Group is based in San Francisco and has additional offices in Boston, New York and Concord, Calif.