By offering a creative financing solution for the combined consideration of $1.2B and by negotiating advantageous contractual terms, Platinum navigated a challenging M&A market to create a platform poised for additional g...
FAIRFIELD, Ala. – The shuttered plant was in rough shape. During a 2021 visit to check the condition of the idled plant, which once manufactured refractory products used for aluminum production, HarbisonWalker International...
Michigan officials announced recently that Cabinetworks Group will add 110 corporate and professional services jobs while moving its headquarters from Ann Arbor, Mich., to a nearby Detroit suburb.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the...
LOS ANGELES (December 23, 2005) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of PEAK Technologies, an international provider of automated identification and data collection (AIDC) systems and enterprise mobility solutions, from R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. The transaction was announced on October 21, 2005. PEAK Technologies, based in Columbia, MD, designs and implements data collection and ... Read more
LOS ANGELES (December 23, 2005) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of PEAK Technologies, an international p... Read more
LOS ANGELES (December 23, 2005) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of PEAK T. Read more
Transaction Includes Long-term Carrier Services AgreementLOS ANGELES (January 3, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that its portfolio company Matrix Telecom, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Global Crossing’s Small Business Group (SBG), which provides voice and data products to small- and medium-sized enterprise customers in the United States.In addition, Global Crossing and Matrix announced they have executed a long-term carrier s... Read more
Transaction Includes Long-term Carrier Services AgreementLOS ANGELES (January 3, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that its portfolio company ... Read more
Transaction Includes Long-term Carrier Services AgreementLOS ANGELES (January 3, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced . Read more
LOS ANGELES (January 4, 2005) – Platinum Equity announced today that senior executive Ross Young has been appointed president and CEO of Platinum company PEAK Technologies, an international provider of automated identification and data collection systems and enterprise mobility solutions. Platinum completed the acquisition of PEAK Technologies on December 22, 2005.Young most recently served as vice president of portfolio operations for Platinum... Read more
LOS ANGELES (January 4, 2005) – Platinum Equity announced today that senior executive Ross Young has been appointed president and CEO of Platinum co... Read more
LOS ANGELES (January 4, 2005) – Platinum Equity announced today that senior executive Ross Young has been appointed. Read more
Chief Executive Officer is William J. Milowitz; Chief Financial Officer is Richard C. NiheiLOS ANGELES (January 5, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that William J. Milowitz has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Richard C. Nihei has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Turf Care Supply Corp., the firm’s newly created manufacturer and distributor of professional turf care products and supplies.Turf Care Supply was establ... Read more
Chief Executive Officer is William J. Milowitz; Chief Financial Officer is Richard C. NiheiLOS ANGELES (January 5, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced... Read more
Chief Executive Officer is William J. Milowitz; Chief Financial Officer is Richard C. NiheiLOS ANGELES (January 5, 20. Read more
Operational Performance and Enterprise Value Grew Dramatically Under Platinum Ownership LOS ANGELES (October 17, 2005) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has agreed to sell portfolio company ACR Logistics to Kuehne + Nagel International AG, one of world’s largest logistics companies. The agreement values ACR Logistics at nearly €500 million euros. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to ... Read more
Operational Performance and Enterprise Value Grew Dramatically Under Platinum Ownership LOS ANGELES (October 17, 2005) – Platinum Equity a... Read more
Operational Performance and Enterprise Value Grew Dramatically Under Platinum Ownership LOS ANGELES (Octobe. Read more
Investment firm continues building presence in automotive aftermarket LOS ANGELES (January 17, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has acquired Boyd Coddington specialty wheels from NRG Motorsports, Inc., a manufacturer and international distributor of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories. Platinum also announced an executive appointment involving its flagship company in the automotive aftermarket, naming Robert Swelgin as t... Read more
Investment firm continues building presence in automotive aftermarket LOS ANGELES (January 17, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has a... Read more
Investment firm continues building presence in automotive aftermarket LOS ANGELES (January 17, 2006) – Platinum Equ. Read more
Acquisition Will Expand Platinum’s Holdings in Steel Services SectorLOS ANGELES (February 15, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PNA Group, Inc., a leading processor and distributor of steel products with annual revenue of approximately $1.2 billion.The seller is TUI AG, the largest travel and tourism company in Europe, which has been divesting non-core industrial holdings in order to ... Read more
Acquisition Will Expand Platinum’s Holdings in Steel Services SectorLOS ANGELES (February 15, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has ... Read more
Acquisition Will Expand Platinum’s Holdings in Steel Services SectorLOS ANGELES (February 15, 2006) – Platinum Eq. Read more
Chile’s Entel to Divest its Shares in Telecommunications Carrier LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 24, 2006) – Platinum Equity and Empresa Nacional de Telecommunications (“Entel”) announced today a definitive agreement for Platinum to acquire Entel’s holdings in Americatel Corporation, one of the largest U.S.-based providers of telecommunications services to the North American Hispanic market. Under the agreement, Platinum will acquire... Read more
Chile’s Entel to Divest its Shares in Telecommunications Carrier LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 24, 2006) – Platinum Equity and Empresa Nacional d... Read more
Chile’s Entel to Divest its Shares in Telecommunications Carrier LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 24, 2006) – Plati. Read more
Under Platinum’s Guidance, the Former Alcatel Business Unit Made a Successful Transition to Standalone Company, and Became One of Europe’s Leading Communications Service Providers LOS ANGELES and PARIS (May 10, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has agreed to sell portfolio company NextiraOne Europe to ABN AMRO Capital France, the French private equity business of ABN AMRO Capital. The transaction, subject ... Read more
Under Platinum’s Guidance, the Former Alcatel Business Unit Made a Successful Transition to Standalone Company, and Became One of Europe’s Lea... Read more
Under Platinum’s Guidance, the Former Alcatel Business Unit Made a Successful Transition to Standalone Company, a. Read more
LOS ANGELES (May 10, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of PNA Group, Inc., a leading processor and distributor of steel products with annual revenue of approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction was announced in February. The seller is TUI AG, the largest travel and tourism company in Europe, which has been divesting non-core industrial holdings in order to focus on its core tour... Read more
LOS ANGELES (May 10, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of PNA Group, Inc., a leading processor and d... Read more
LOS ANGELES (May 10, 2006) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of PNA Group, . Read more