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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...
Read moreJanuary 13, 2011
DETROIT, MI (metromode)--The transformation of Acument over the past few years typifies what Detroit auto suppliers experienced: loss of work and shrinking operations. Today, however, Acument is a promising sign of things to come. Acument, a Platinum Equity portfolio company, recently struck a deal with the Michigan Economic Development Corp to expand its Sterling Heights, Holly, and Fenton plants. It expects to hire 50 people in Metro Detroit this year, expanding its workforce to 500 personnel by 2012 and 600 by 2014. Read full story... Source: Timothy Weir, director of communicati...
Read moreJanuary 06, 2011
LOS ANGELES, CA – (Marketwire) – Platinum Equity announced today that Robert Klap will join the firm as a principal based in London, where he will assist the firm's investor relations, capital raising and deal origination programs.Most recently, Mr. Klap was an executive at UBS in London, responsible for managing private equity fund investments in the bank's wealth management group. Previously, he was a private equity portfolio manager at Shell Asset Management Company and a fund manager at Mn Services, each of which are institutional investors in Platinum's private equity funds."I am deli...
Read moreDecember 16, 2010
LOS ANGELES, CA – Platinum Equity announced today that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Schutt Sports through a transaction conducted under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the transaction on December 15, 2010. Schutt Sports is a leading domestic manufacturer of protective sports equipment and aftermarket reconditioning services. "Schutt Sports is a great company with a strong brand, quality products and enormous potential,” said Jacob Kotzubei, partner, Platinum Equity...
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