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Deal Activity
Q2 saw creative dealmaking on the
buy and sell-side.
76 Deals in 12 Months
10
Platforms
55
Add-Ons
8
Divestitures
3
Credit Deals
10 Platform Acquisitions
Anuvu
Private Transaction
Signed July 2025
Media & Telecom
Solo Group
Private Transaction
Signed June 2025
Consumer
Héroux-Devtek
Public-to-Private
February 2025
Aerospace
Confidential
Private Transaction
February 2025
55 Add-Ons
Confidential
Confidential
July 2025
Confidential
Confidential
Signed July 2025
Ser Srl
De Wave
July 2025
The Wilmott Group
Rehlko
Signed July 2025
8 Divestitures
McGraw Hill
IPO/Share Sales
July 2025
Curtis Instruments
Rehlko
Signed June 2025
Intellirent
Electrorent
May 2025
Zenith Hygiene, Shorrock Trichem
Solenis
March 2025
3 Credit Deals
- Refinancing
- First lien term loan
- Supplier of design-assist engineering and manufacturers’ representation services
- M&A financing
- First lien term loan
- Provider of branded and private label protein products, with a core focus on frozen and refrigerated ground meats.
- Refinancing
- Second lien senior secured term loan
- Maintenance-of-way rail equipment rental provider
Deal activity reflects private equity and private credit buy and sell-side transactions signed or closed between August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2025.
Transactions listed above include investments that signed and closed across multiple years, with each transaction counted in activity totals for both the signing and closing year.
13 Industries
IN 12 MONTHS
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Aerospace
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Building Products
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Business Services
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Chemical
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Consumer
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Distribution
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Education Services
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Equipment Rental
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Hospitality
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Industrials
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Media & Entertainment
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Technology
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Transportation & Mobility
Our Deal Criteria
Platinum Equity seeks to acquire businesses spanning a wide range of industries, sizes and geographies that can benefit from our highly specialized M&A&O® strategy.
Private Equity Acquisition Profile
- Businesses with enterprise values from $100 million to $10 billion
- All industries
- All geographies
Private Equity Transaction Capabilities
- Corporate divestitures
- Public-to-private transactions
- Private transactions
- Special situations
Private Credit Investment Profile
- Debt capital for acquisitions, dividends, growth financings, recapitalizations and refinancings
- Variety of credit types, including first lien senior secured, second lien senior secured, unsecured and subordinated
- Businesses with $15 to $75 million of EBITDA
- Primarily based in North America
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