- CEO
- Andrew McBride
- Full Time Employees
- 3
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Shell Companies
- Address
- 6260 Lookout Road Boulder CO United States of America 80301
- IPO Date
- Jan 12, 2022
- Business
- Gores Holdings IX, Inc. (GHIXU) is a blank check company, also known as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, LLC, that seeks to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company offers no specific products or services beyond its SPAC structure, which provides a platform for target companies to access public markets through a de-SPAC transaction; its core activities include identifying and executing business combinations across various industries, with a focus on middle-market opportunities in North America and select international markets. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, Gores Holdings IX was formed in 2020 as part of The Gores Group's series of SPAC vehicles, operating primarily in the United States with potential global reach depending on the target acquisition.
The company targets established businesses with enterprise values generally between $500 million and $2 billion, serving as a financing vehicle for growth-oriented companies in sectors such as technology, industrials, consumer, and healthcare; it has no current operating subsidiaries or parent company beyond its Gores Group sponsorship. No major recent changes, including partnerships, funding rounds, acquisitions, new product launches, strategic shifts, expansions, name changes, or reorganizations, have been publicly announced for Gores Holdings IX in the last 1-2 years, reflecting its ongoing search phase typical for pre-combination SPACs. Geographic operations remain centered in the U.S., with the company's units (GHIXU) traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market.