Platinum Equity Invests in Norton Packaging
LOS ANGELES (January 9, 2026) – Platinum Equity announced today a significant investment in Norton Packaging, a provid...
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March 07, 2011
American Commercial Lines Awarded Membership in the Louisiana Environmental Leadership Program
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN – American Commercial Lines Inc. announced today that it has been awarded membership in the Louisiana Environmental Leadership Program (ELP). Membership in the voluntary program, led by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, is awarded to businesses, federal entities, municipalities, and academic and community organizations based upon commitment to the program's core principles and submission of pollution prevention and waste reduction goals to improve and preserve Louisiana's environment. Progress in achieving these goals is tracked annually, and membership ...
Read moreMarch 05, 2011
San Diego Union-Tribune: Mission Valley Makeover
SD Metro Magazine features The San Diego Union-Tribune on its March, 2011 cover, highlighting the venerable newspaper's new life since being acquired by Platinum Equity. Citing the tough challenges faced by the Union-Tribune and Platinum since the acquisition, SD Metro reports publisher Ed Moss and editor Jeff Light appear to have no doubts about the Union-Tribune being back on the right track. Quoted in SD Metro, Ed Moss says, "We tell [new recruits] that you can come in here and you can really build your own dynamics and help us build a new model for the newspaper industry. We can do it q...
Read moreMarch 01, 2011
Platinum Equity Acquires Nampak Cartons and Healthcare Packaging Business in Europe
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Read moreFebruary 22, 2011
Schutt Sports: Business Booming for Once-Troubled Company
Since being acquired by Platinum Equity, business at Schutt Sports is booming. Acquired by Platinum Equity out of a lengthy and troubling bankruptcy, the re-energized company is refocused on its core businesses of manufacturing and reconditioning sports safety equipment, including football helmets. Emerging from the uncertainty of bankruptcy, the Schutt Sports helmet reconditioning facility recently signed a multi-year lease and is creating new jobs in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, as recently reported by WFMZ-TV. Schutt Sports reconditions over 300,000 helmets at its 72,000 square foot...
Read moreFebruary 11, 2011
Platinum Equity Company Schutt Sports Gets Boost
Schutt Sports, now part of the Platinum Equity portfolio, is reported by the St. Louis Post Dispatch to be poised to regain its footing after a lengthy bankruptcy triggered by a patent dispute. Acquired by Platinum in December 2010, Schutt Sports makes sports safety equipment such as helmets worn by a third of all NFL players (Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers wore a Schutt helmet in the Super Bowl), bases for Major League Baseball, and a variety of youth sports equipment. With the bankruptcy and lawsuit behind it, Schutt Sports is now concentrating on its product lineup and growing ...
Read moreFebruary 03, 2011
Platinum Equity Company Ulticom Names Bruce Swail CEO
Mt Laurel, New Jersey – Ulticom, Inc. today announced the appointment of Bruce D. Swail as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Ulticom is a premier provider of signaling software that enables telecommunications network equipment and service providers to deploy services within wireless, IP, and wireline networks. Ulticom was acquired by Platinum Equity in December 2010. Mr. Swail joins Ulticom from US Robitics, a leading provider of internet access and networking products, where he has served as CEO since 2007. US Robotics is also a Platinum Equity company. "Bruce i...
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