Quark (company)

Quark is a software company founded by Tim Gill on January 1, 1981. The company is known for its flagship product, QuarkXPress, and operates in the software, technology, and knowledge management (KM) industries. Quark is headquartered in Denver, with additional locations in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The company is a privately held organization and is a subsidiary of QuarkXPress. It has been acquired by Acquisition of Quark by Platinum Equity, and its parent organizations include Platinum Equity and Parallax Capital Partners. Quark is owned by Platinum Equity.

Quark has approximately 1,000 employees and falls within the 1,000-4,999 employee range. The company has assigned three patents and has strategic partnerships with Softline International. The name "Quark" was inspired by its eponymous elementary particle.