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Platinum Equity Announces Acquisition of Infratech

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LOS ANGELES (May 5, 2026) – Platinum Equity announced today the acquisition of Infratech, a preeminent branded player and pioneer in infrared electric heating solutions with more than 50 years of experience serving customers across residential and commercial heat applications. Financial terms were not disclosed. Platinum Equity acquired the business from entrepreneur Sam Longo Jr. […]

Platinum Continues Support of JRLA With $50K in Scholarships, Mentorship Program

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DETROIT- For the fifth consecutive year, Platinum Equity is supporting the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy senior class with a mentorship program. In late March, firm representatives and JRLA students met at the Henry Ford–Detroit Pistons Performance Center for a mentorship exercise. Afterward, the group attended that night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, watching from the personal suite of Platinum Equity Founder […]

Platinum Equity and Ares Commercial Finance Provide Financing for Kingswood Capital Management’s Acquisition of Daramic

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NEW YORK – April 27, 2026 – Platinum Credit Opportunities Funds (“PCOF”) and Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”) announced today that they provided financing to support Kingswood Capital Management’s (“KCM” or the “Sponsor”) acquisition of Daramic, LLC (“Daramic” or the “Company”), a Charlotte, North Carolina-based global leader in supplying high-performance polyethylene and phenolic resin-based battery separators […]

Horizon Organic Gets Media Notice for Launch of Real Dairy Coffee Creamers

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Horizon Organic’s new Real Dairy Creamers has garnered favorable media attention from Parade. Made only with organic ingredients of milk, cream, cane sugar and other natural flavors, the coffee creamers follow industry and consumer trends. “Horizon Organic believes that small choices can make a big difference for people and the planet, and it’s this belief that precipitated the launch […]

Platinum Equity Founder Tom Gores Recognized for Bringing WNBA Back to Detroit

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DETROIT – Crain’s Detroit Business named Platinum Equity Founder Tom Gores and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem among its top 2025 newsmakers for their efforts in spearheading the successful bid that will return professional women’s basketball to the city. The publication recognized Gores and Tellem – along with Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell and […]

Platinum Equity’s Female Leaders Explain How They Drive the Firm’s Success

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – To recognize Women’s History Month, Platinum Equity employees gathered in the Club Room at company headquarters to hear career advice and learn about firm functions from four female executives in March. The event was part of the firm’s “Club Room Conversations,” which are a series of panel discussions that give employees […]

Three Deals in Two Weeks: Small Cap Continues Momentum in 2026 After Platinum Equity’s $2.28B Fundraise

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Over the course of two weeks earlier this year, Platinum Equity announced three Small Cap acquisitions, continuing the momentum generated around lower-middle markets in the back half of 2025. Marketing services firm Czarnowski Collective, sheet metal fabricator Tongrun International and Norton Packaging join high-speed inflight connectivity provider Anuvu, which closed in October, as part of […]

How Sunrise Medical Supports Air Travel Innovation for Power Wheelchair Users

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The trajectory of Christopher Wood’s life was impacted by two separate flights. Both of his adult children have motor neuron diseases, and both use power wheelchairs, which makes airline travel difficult. First, a vacation to Mexico with his daughter in 2015 kickstarted his awareness of the inadequacies wheelchair users face while flying, and then a […]

Platinum Equity Founder Tom Gores, Ex-NBA Great Jalen Rose Launch Same Page Entertainment, Detroit-Based Multimedia Production Company

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Tom Gores and Jalen Rose have developed a long-time partnership to benefit Detroit’s educational landscape. Now, Gores is backing Same Page Entertainment, a Detroit-based multimedia production company announced by Rose earlier this year. The announcement said the company will collaborate with storytellers and creatives to focus on developing projects about the culture and history of […]