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Moved from article: Early life and education

Most of this apparently isn't verified by the sources, while the details about his brothers appear undue. --Ronz (talk) 19:38, 3 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Alec Gores was born in 1953 in Nazareth, and is of Christian Palestinian descent.^[1] He was raised in Flint, Michigan, and attended Genesee High School in Genesee, Michigan. He then obtained a degree in computer science from Western Michigan University.^[2]
His brothers are:

Tom Gores a fellow billionaire and founder of Platinum Equity.^[3] They have been involved in a number of deals together including the 2011 acquisition of Alliance Entertainment, which distributes DVDs, CDs and video games to stores such as Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and Target.^[4]

Sam Gores head of Paradigm Talent Agency^[5]

References

^ "Letters". San Diego Reader. 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2011-09-25. For the record, my mother is of Lebanese descent, and my father was of Greek descent. We were raised and are still practicing Catholics
^ "The Gores Group, LLC - Team". Gores.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Platinum Equity".
^ "The Mystery Bidder for Borders: Meet Alec Gores". The Wall Street Journalt. June 1, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
^ Bannon, Lisa (April 9, 2002)."Gores Brothers Jockey for Same Deals In Grown-Up Game of Sibling Rivalry". The Wall Street Journal.

[san_diego_reader-1] "Letters". San Diego Reader. 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2011-09-25. For the record, my mother is of Lebanese descent, and my father was of Greek descent. We were raised and are still practicing Catholics

[gores1-2] "The Gores Group, LLC - Team". Gores.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Platinum Equity".

[4] "The Mystery Bidder for Borders: Meet Alec Gores". The Wall Street Journalt. June 1, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2013.

[5] Bannon, Lisa (April 9, 2002)."Gores Brothers Jockey for Same Deals In Grown-Up Game of Sibling Rivalry". The Wall Street Journal.

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