Ramin Pourfar is a Principal in Debt Capital Markets and is responsible for debt capital placement and related corporate finance activity for new and existing portfolio companies. Mr. Pourfar helps manage the firm’s relationships with capital providers around the world and oversees financing transactions related to leveraged buyouts, refinancings and recapitalizations using High Yield, Senior and Junior Debt, and ABL structures.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2013, Mr. Pourfar was a Vice President of Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he was a Vice President at Wells Fargo.

Mr. Pourfar holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Master’s degree in Economics from Fordham University.

Jason Price is responsible for the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. He also has responsibilities related to post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at select portfolio companies. Successful transactions include BWAY and MACtac.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2010, Mr. Price served as a Senior Vice President at Houlihan Lokey and as a Senior Associate at Goldsmith Agio Helms (now Lazard Middle Market).

Mr. Price holds an undergraduate degree with honors in Finance, Economics and Political Science from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Kyle Privette is responsible for the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. He also has responsibilities related to post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at select portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2009, Mr. Privette served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Southern California.

As a member of Platinum Equity’s M&A Operations team, Sean Ramsey is responsible for performing operational and commercial due diligence on potential acquisition targets and for developing post-acquisition transition and value creation plans.

Mr. Ramsey joined Platinum in 2014. He previously held positions in Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Practice and prior to that at Ernst & Young, Accenture and DuPont.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University and a Master of Business Administration from The Ohio State University.

Mike Rawcliffe is responsible for financial due diligence and supports the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. As a member of the operating council for European portfolio companies, he has responsibilities related to post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of financial performance.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2014, Mr. Rawcliffe spent eight years at Deloitte in its Transaction Services and Audit practices in London.

Mr. Rawcliffe holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Jorge Redhead is responsible for financial due diligence and supports the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. As a member of the operating council for select portfolio companies, he also has responsibilities related to post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of financial performance.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2018, Mr. Redhead spent fifteen years with Ernst & Young’s Transaction and Audit practices and was the co-founder of Translation Partners.

Mr. Redhead holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Saint Mary’s University and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. He previously worked as a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois.

Ty Renbarger is Chief Financial Officer for Platinum Equity Advisors, the Registered Investment Adviser (“RIA”) to the firm’s client funds. He is responsible for accounting, tax, and financial reporting for the RIA. He previously served in a variety of roles within Platinum Equity’s Portfolio Operations, M&A Operations and Finance organizations.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2015, Mr. Renbarger was an executive at AlixPartners and KPMG.

He is a Certified Public Accountant who holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University.

As a member of Platinum Equity’s M&A Operations team, Robbie Reynders is responsible for performing operational and commercial due diligence on potential acquisition targets and for developing post-acquisition transition and value creation plans.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2017, Mr. Reynders served as Managing Director, Operations at The Gores Group. He also held positions with Avis Europe, Inchcape and Dubai Holding, and started his career at The Boston Consulting Group.

Mr. Reynders holds a Master of Science in Business Engineering from the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and a M.Sc. in Information Systems from The Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

Andrew Ross is responsible for business development activities focused on identifying new acquisition opportunities.

Prior to joining Platinum Equity in 2024, Mr. Ross worked in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley for 17 years and was a Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group in New York. He also previously held roles as Head of Financial Sponsors for Asia-Pacific based in Hong Kong and Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group in London.

Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Francis Marion University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

Louis Samson is co-president of Platinum Equity and a member of its Investment Committee. Among his responsibilities, Mr. Samson leads the investment teams and manages the operations of the New York, Greenwich and London offices. In addition, Mr. Samson plays an active role in the management of the firm’s day-to-day activities as well as its strategic direction.