Tom Gores, Platinum Equity Continue Support of JRLA Scholars: ‘An Amazing Cause’

The Platinum Equity-sponsored Jalen Rose Celebrity Golf Classic serves as an annual fundraiser to support the tuition-free, public charter school in northwest Detroit.

Credit Team Leads Refinancing for Impact Climate Technologies

Platinum Equity announced it led a financing for Impact Climate Technologies to refinance its existing indebtedness and support future growth of the business.

$50K in Scholarships, Food Drive Highlight Platinum Equity’s JRLA Mentorship Outing

Boxes of milk cartons, bread, fresh tomatoes and other kitchen staples were piled high outside Jalen Rose Leadership Academy on a cold Wednesday morning in early March.

Stella Lee

Stella Lee is responsible for managing the transition of newly acquired companies into Platinum Equity’s portfolio. She also has responsibilities related to post-transition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at certain portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2019, Ms. Lee was an independent consultant and held positions at AlixPartners, Accunomics and Deloitte.

Ms. Lee holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer System Engineering from the University of Birmingham.

Platinum Equity Supports Proposed Recapitalization Agreement at Aventiv

Platinum Equity confirmed that it and other financial stakeholders have reached agreement to recapitalize Aventiv Technologies via an out-of-court debt-for-equity exchange.

Why Platinum Equity Portco McGraw Hill Accelerated Its Digital Transformation

Some things just came naturally to Jackson Lau. Take math. For years, he cruised through the subject with ease, but then came fourth grade, and with it, geometry. Suddenly, math wasn’t so simple anymore.

Platinum Equity’s Club Room Conversation Highlights Firm’s Female Leaders

To recognize Women’s History Month, Platinum Equity recently gave employees an opportunity to hear from five female executives in what will hopefully be the first in a series of conversations where senior executives provide insight and advice for ways to grow within the firm.

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McGraw Hill Acquires Essaypop, Strengthening its Portfolio of Digital Literacy Tools

McGraw Hill, a leading global education company, announced the acquisition of Essaypop, an interactive, cloud-based writing solution built by teachers to demystify writing in a way that is user-friendly and intuitive for both educators and students.

Platinum Equity Ready for Annual JRLA Mentorship Event: ‘A Lifelong Connection’

Last June, local sportswriters gathered at the Henry Ford Pistons Performance Center basketball court for a news conference where Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores welcomed Trajan Langdon, the franchise’s new President of Basketball Operations.