September 10, 2019
LOS ANGELES (September 10, 2019) – Platinum Equity announced today that the sale of the Embedded Power business of portfolio company Artesyn Embedded Technologies, Inc. to Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) has been completed. The transaction is valued at approximately $400 million.
The Embedded Power business is a leading global supplier and manufacturer of highly engineered power conversion products, including AC-DC power supplies, DC input devices and board mounted DC-DC modules.
Artesyn Embedded Technologies has been a portfolio company of Platinum Equity since 2013.
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August 09, 2019
VALENCIA Calif., August 9, 2019 – Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WAIR), one of the world’s leading distributors and providers of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Platinum Equity in a transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion.
Upon closing, Wesco will be combined with Platinum Equity portfolio company Pattonair, a provider of supply chain management services for the aerospace and defense industries based in the United Kingdom...
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July 11, 2019
Platinum Equity Portfolio Company Strengthens Services Offering, Expands Footprint in Midwest
LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2019) – Yak Access LLC, a portfolio company of Platinum Equity, announced today it has acquired Klein’s Restoration Services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Based in Canton, Ohio, Klein’s provides a broad range of services including restoration, matting, site development and construction, and traffic control solutions, primarily to the powerline industry.
Yak Access, based in Columbia, Miss., is a comprehensive access solutions company providing matting solution...
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July 09, 2019
LOS ANGELES (July 9, 2019) – Platinum Equity announced today the sale of the Embedded Computing business of portfolio company Artesyn Embedded Technologies, Inc. (“Artesyn”), to SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (“SMART”) (NASDAQ: SGH). The transaction is valued at approximately $80 million in cash at close, plus approximately $10 million of performance-based consideration that will be paid if certain agreed-upon targets are achieved over the second half of calendar year 2019.
Artesyn has been a portfolio company of Platinum Equity since 2013.
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July 01, 2019
CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 1, 2019 - Multi-Color Corporation ("Multi-Color Corporation" or the "Company") today announced that the anticipated acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Platinum Equity, a leading private equity firm, is now complete. At closing, Multi-Color Corporation merged with a subsidiary of WS Packaging, another label solutions leader within Platinum Equity's portfolio of companies.
The combined company, which will be known as Multi-Color Corporation and headquartered in Cincinnati, is a $2.2 billion USD per annum revenue business with 86 plants in 26 countr...
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June 03, 2019
LOS ANGELES (June 3, 2019) – Platinum Equity today announced it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Grupo Ibérica de Congelados, S.A. (“Iberconsa”) from Portobello Capital and affiliates of the company’s founding families. Portobello Capital and members of the Iberconsa management team are co-investing alongside Platinum Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Vigo, Spain, Iberconsa is a global provider of frozen seafood products, including hake, Argentine red shrimp and squid. The company is vertically integrated across the full value chain, i...
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