Gates Corporation

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1144 15th Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202, USA

-The Company supplies automotive belts and hoses to automotive and other industrial customers.

-In 2014, private equity funds managed by Blackstone, an investment and advisory firm, purchased the Company's parent, Pinafore Holdings B.V.

1911	Founded as a manufacturer of leather for tire.
1917	Began phasing out leather in favor of rubber, the Company changed its name to International Rubber Company.
1917	Developed a V-belt, which is their major product.
1954	Its first international manufacturing facility was build in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
1958	Opened a manufacturing facility in Mexico.
1963	Built a belt and hose plant in Erembodegem, Belgium, the first of many European facilities.
1980s	Acquired the Uniroyal Power Transmission Company.
1996	The Company was acquired by the British-based Tomkins plc, which became a part of Pinnafore Group in 2000s.
2003	Changed its name to Gates Corporation.
Aug. 2011	Divested its Powertrain business to Sterling Group.
Jul. 2014	Pinafore Holdings, the Company's parent company, was acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone, an investment and advisory firm.