Powerwave Technologies, a global supplier of end-to-end wireless solutions for wireless communications networks, has entered into a financing agreement with P-Wave Holdings, an affiliate of The Gores Group. The company has also announced the appointment of Khurram Sheikh as chief executive officer.

The Gores Group has completed the acquisition of Harris Broadcast Communications. Headquartered in Denver, CO, the business is a broadcast communications equipment provider.

The Gores Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Harris Broadcast Communications from Harris Corporation for $225 million. Headquartered in Denver, CO, Harris Broadcast Communications is a supplier of hardware and software that creates, manages, transmits, distributes and monetizes video content.

Some hoped that December would bring a jump in M&A but so far that hasn’t turned out. The value of U.S. M&A dropped 21% this week, while PE-backed mergers plunged 69%.

The Gores Group Small Capitalization Partners fund in partnership with David Matton has completed the acquisition of DMN Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. DMN provides communications network infrastructure, engineering services and support to communication providers and contractors in the UK and internationally.

The Gores Group senior managing director Scott Honour is retiring from the firm. Following his departure he will focus on public service and charitable activities.

The Gores Group, a global investment firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses, is to acquire Therakos from Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Automotive aftermarket service and retail chain Pep Boys is to become a privately-held company and delist from the New York Stock Exchange. Los Angeles based private equity firm The Gores Group announced the merger agreement in January and the parties expect to complete the merger during the second fiscal quarter of 2012, subject to customary [...]

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group has signed an agreement to acquire The Hay Group, a European manufacturer of high precision forged and machined components for engines, gearboxes and axles for the automotive, commercial vehicle and bearing industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PRESS RELEASE The Gores Group, a leading Los [...]

The Gores Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has retained Evergreen Capital Partners and its principals, John A. Janitz and Dominick J. Schiano, to provide strategic and operational advisory services to the firm on an exclusive basis.