Name:
Alec GoresCategory:
BillionairesCompany:
Gores GroupIndustry:
Private EquityYear:
2010What makes them haute:
Gores is the founder, chairman, and CEO of The Gores Group, an extremely lucrative private-based equity firm that specializes in acquiring multi-million dollar businesses. Their most recent acquisition was Alliance Entertainment in early September, which is the largest wholesale distributor of CDs, DVDs, and video games in the U.S.