Golden Gate Private Equity Inc. (San Francisco)


Golden Gate Private Equity Inc. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $12.9 billion of regulatory assets for 29 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Golden Gate Private Equity provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Golden Gate Private Equity: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Golden Gate Private Equity Inc. is $12.9 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 16% since the beginning of its operation, and $12.73 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $12.9 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $444.9 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Golden Gate Private Equity Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Golden Gate Private Equity serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Golden Gate Private Equity is pooled investment vehicles with 29 clients and $12.9 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Golden Gate Private Equity has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.9 billion for 29 clients. 31% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Golden Gate Private Equity also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds and twenty two private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Golden Gate Private Equity Inc.

The company employs 81 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David C. Dominik President and managing director 1 May 2000 75% - 100% 5909542
Prescott Hillary Ashe Managing director 1 Aug 2000 Other 6026667
Kenneth James Diekroeger Managing director 1 Aug 2000 Other 1707396
Susan Marie Breedlove Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2000 Other 6025724
Jacob Mizrahi Managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 6026980
Rajeev Joseph Amara Managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 2750650
Joshua Olshansky Managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 6026981
John David Knoll Managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 6026979
Robert O'connor Little Managing director 1 Dec 2010 Other 4427036
James Robert O'connor Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2011 Other 5501692
Steve Oetgen Executive vice president, finance and general counsel 1 Apr 2013 Other 6317263
Joshua Evan Cohen Managing director 1 Jan 2014 Other 4009362
Rishi Chandna Managing director 1 Sep 2015 Other 6628101
David Charles Thomas Managing director 1 Sep 2016 Other 6775151
Felix Ming Chang Lo Managing director 1 Sep 2017 Other 6932584
James Meigs Rauh Managing director 1 Sep 2017 Other 6932586
Gregory J. Mason Managing director 1 Jan 2019 Other 4844281
Daniel Jonathan Haspel Managing director 1 Jan 2019 Other 7091640
Robert Emmett Kirby Managing director 1 Jan 2019 Other 7091641
Robert Cunnings Nelson Senior counsel and chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2019 Other 7137906

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Golden Gate Private Equity Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 3735, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415 983 2700 or by fax 415 983 2701. The normal business hours are 8am to 6pm pt on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at goldengatecap.com.