Platinum Equity Completes Capital Raising for Second Lower Middle Market Fund
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 5, 2025) – Platinum Equity confirmed today the recent completion of capital raising for Platinum Eq...
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February 08, 2018
Terratest Acquires Geostructures
Madrid, February 8, 2018 – Terratest, a leading international provider of geotechnical engineering and foundations solutions, today announced that it has acquired Geostructures, a US-based construction services firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Purcellville, Virginia, and founded in 1995, Geostructures is a leading provider of engineering, design-build and construction services for ground improvement and slope stability applications in the US Mid-Atlantic region. "Geostructures is a company with an excellent reputation, experienced management...
Read moreFebruary 06, 2018
Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of OfficeMax Business in Australia
LOS ANGELES (February 6, 2018) — Platinum Equity announced today it has completed the acquisition of the OfficeMax business in Australia from Office Depot (NASDAQ:ODP). Financial terms were not disclosed. Platinum Equity also confirmed that over time it intends to bring together the OfficeMax business in Australia with Winc Australia, the former Staples business that Platinum Equity acquired in April 2017 and subsequently rebranded. “The combination of Winc and OfficeMax in Australia will create a business that can offer greater value, more choice and a better customer experience,” s...
Read moreFebruary 05, 2018
Platinum Equity Acquires WS Packaging Group, Inc. from J.W. Childs
Green Bay, WI (Feb. 5, 2018) – WS Packaging Group announced today that Platinum Equity has acquired the company from J.W. Childs Associates, L.P. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, WS Packaging Group provides labels and packaging solutions for the food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and pharmaceutical markets. The company, which primarily markets pressure sensitive labeling products, is one of North America’s leading label converters, providing innovative packaging, shopper promotion and branding solutions that help its customers increase shelf impact, brand consistency a...
Read moreJanuary 16, 2018
Vertiv Expands Thermal Management Portfolio With Acquisition of Energy Labs
Acquisition adds offerings and capabilities for cloud, colocation providers and commercial and industrial segment COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 16, 2018-- Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, has acquired Energy Labs, a privately owned, U.S.-based manufacturer of custom air handling systems. The acquisition strengthens Vertiv’s leading position in the data center thermal management space and enables expansion into commercial and industrial segments with industry-leading cooling solutions. Energy Labs manufactures custom air handling and modular solutions, including dir...
Read moreDecember 18, 2017
Platinum Equity to Acquire Husky Injection Molding Systems
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 18, 2017) – Platinum Equity announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Husky Injection Molding Systems from Berkshire Partners and OMERS Private Equity for $3.85 billion. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018. “This is another marquee investment that demonstrates how Platinum’s differentiated approach continues to scale,” said Platinum Equity CEO Tom Gores. “We have the capacity and the resources necessary to handle transactions of any size and complexity anywhere in the ...
Read moreDecember 08, 2017
Platinum Equity Sells Keen Transport to Wallenius Wilhemsen Logistics
Successful Investment Highlights Strength of Platinum Equity’s Value Proposition in the Lower Middle Market LOS ANGELES (Dec. 8, 2017) –Platinum Equity today announced it has sold Keen Transport to Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASA (WWL). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Keen Transport is a national provider of heavy-haul logistics and transportation services for the construction, mining and agriculture equipment markets. WWL, based in Oslo, Norway, is a global logistics operator serving the manufacturing industry with special focus on vehicles, mining and co...
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