At Gore Creek Holdings, we are operators who seek partnership opportunities with business owners and management teams that prize the legacy and foundation they have spent years building. As a partner to family- and founder-owned businesses, we roll up our sleeves, get in the trenches, and bring the best out of our companies to achieve long-term growth.
Our investment philosophy
At Gore Creek Holdings, we execute a unique and differentiated approach to investing. We are operators who understand that our number one priority is to invest in the development of our people and provide the highest quality of service to our customers.
People-Oriented
We invest in the development of our employees to offer career trajectories that form the next generation of leaders.
Operationally Motivated
As operators, we will prioritize operational improvement over financial engineering to support sustainable, long-term growth.
Customer-Centric
We are an extension of our customers’ teams and commit to providing the highest quality products and/or services.
Gore Creek Holdings was founded with a singular mission: to preserve the legacies of family- and founder-owned businesses and develop long-term strategies to maximize the growth potential of the future.
Meet our founder
Scott Margolis founded Gore Creek Holdings with a singular mission: to preserve the legacies of family- and founder-owned businesses and develop long-term strategies to maximize the growth potential of the future. Prior to founding Gore Creek Holdings, Scott led value creation at Tilia Holdings, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food supply chain. In his role at Tilia, Scott worked closely with portfolio company management teams to execute on specific value creation initiatives, many of which fell into three categories: i) Organizational Development, ii) Operational Improvement, and iii) M&A integration. Prior to joining Tilia, Scott led strategy and M&A for ProPharma Group, a Private Equity-backed Pharmaceutical Services business with operations across North America, Europe, and APAC. Before taking on operational responsibilities, Scott was an investor at Linden Capital Partners and Baird Capital Partners focusing on investment opportunities in founder- and family-owned companies in the healthcare and business services industries. It was working with these founders that gave Scott the excitement and desire to become an operator and hands-on partner to business owners.
Scott is a proud husband and father of two boys (Finn – 2 and Merritt – 6 months). He and his wife, Laura, are avid skiers and love to spend time in the mountains. As supporters of the community, Scott and Laura are founding members of Lurie Children’s Hospital’s Innovators Program and Scott serves on the Board of Directors of The Rick Herrema Foundation, a military non-profit serving active-duty service members stationed at Ft. Bragg.