GVG Capital Group

Founded in 2006, GVG Capital Group invests operating expertise and capital across the retail sector. GVG is focused exclusively on the multi-channel retail sector: store, catalog, Internet and direct. GVG principals have built and led Macys, Fingerhut, Zales, Wilson's Leather, Whitney Automotive Group, and companies that include 2 of the top 10 multi-channel retailers, 5 of the top 100 catalog and Internet retailers, and the #1 store retailers across multiple categories and formats. The firm is flexible in structuring growth equity investments, recapitalizations buyouts, management buyouts, partial roll-overs, public-to-private, and carve outs. GVG targets retailers with revenues of at least $100 million and EBITDA margin of 2% or greater. The firm's investment sizes range from $25-$40 million in companies with enterprise values of $25-$250 million, and EBITDA of $5 million+. GVG is pursuing investments in North America, Europe and Asia. The firm has invested $2 billion in 30 platform companies with digital and/or global thesis.