July 19, 2011
New Orleans, LA—MarineCFO Inc., the leading provider of Marine Software including On-Vessel, Marine Operations, Personnel, Fleet Maintenance, and Financial Management Software Solutions to the Marine Transportation Industry, announced today that Platinum Equity Company, International Offshore Services, has chosen to implement the full MarineCFO Enterprise software suite.
International Offshore Services, LLC was formed in 2006 by combining International Marine (started in 1996) and International Construction Group. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries International Offshore Services provi...
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July 08, 2011
The San Diego Union-Tribune and its web site, SignOn San Diego, took home top awards at the Society of Professional Journalists annual county contest.
The Union-Tribune won ten first-place awards for newspaper writing, including the top award for breaking news. SignOn San Diego took three awards, including the award for Best News Site.
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) includes broadcast, print, and online journalists as well as journalism educators and students. Above all, SPJ works to protect the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press.
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July 06, 2011
Irving, TX – Matrix Telecom, a Dallas, Texas-based provider of telecom services, announced today Jerry Ou has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Platinum Equity portfolio companies Matrix Telecom and Americatel Corporation. A seasoned executive with more than 10 years experience working in the telecommunications field, Ou had been COO of Matrix Telecom since 2010. He succeeds former President and CEO Charles "Chuck" Taylor, Jr., who left the company to pursue other opportunities.
Ou immediately assumes operating responsibilities for all of the Matrix business units, w...
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July 05, 2011
Auburn Hills, MI -- Palace Sports & Entertainment's success in its innovative role as sports marketer for Oakland University has paid off for both parties as the two organizations have agreed to extended the current agreement, which gives Platinum Equity's portfolio company, Palace Sports & Entertainment's (PS&E), the exclusive rights to sell sponsorship for OU's athletic teams and venues.
"We are pleased to continue our relationship with Palace Sports & Entertainment," said Oakland University's Director of Athletics Tracy Huth. "The partnership has been outstanding and we f...
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July 01, 2011
Greenville, SC - KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced plans to construct a new manufacturing facility in Skopje, Macedonia.
“This facility is a component of KEMET’s long-term strategy of consolidating and maintaining manufacturing for its European customer base, while fulfilling our objective of lowering the cost structure associated with our Film and Electrolytic business," stated Per Loof, Chief Executive Officer. “The first products to be manufactured at this new facility will ...
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June 30, 2011
Los Angeles, CA – Platinum Equity confirmed today the sale of Strategic Distribution, Inc., (SDI) to LLR Equity Partners and Pouschine Cook Capital Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
SDI provides supply chain management solutions for industrial and institutional customers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Platinum Equity acquired SDI through a public-to-private transaction in March 2007 and executed an operational turnaround that stabilized SDI’s financial performance and reoriented the company’s commercial strategy. Several new contract win...
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