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Platinum Equity Flexes Ops Muscles To Stay Ahead of the Curve on Tariffs

Platinum Equity Flexes Ops Muscles To Stay Ahead of the Curve on Tariffs

Companies worldwide have been forced onto uncertain footing in assessing and mitigating the impact of recently implemented – and still evolving – U.S. tariff policies.

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Behind The Deal

Tak Founder on Platinum’s Ops Capacity: ‘Well Suited to Help Us Take the Next Step’

The expected growth of fiber cited for investment in broadband infrastructure services.

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Platinum Equity Executives: Italian Pesto Producer Could Be Prime For M&A Activity

Platinum Equity Executives: Italian Pesto Producer Could Be Prime For M&A Activity

‘Alignment’ with Polli vision for growing the business helps Platinum land investment.

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Platinum to Acquire Provider of Airlines Entertainment, Connectivity Solutions

Company serves more than 150 airline and 30 cruise-line customers worldwide.

McGraw Hill Rings Bell; Info Solutions for Education Provider Now Trading on NYSE

Platinum’s Jacob Kotzubei: ‘We are confident they will be a great public company.’

Tom Gores-Led Investment Group Brings WNBA Back to City of Detroit: ‘A Huge Win’

Franchise aims to build headquarters that will also house youth sports infrastructure.
Why Platinum Equity Portco McGraw Hill Accelerated Its Digital Transformation

Why Platinum Equity Portco McGraw Hill Accelerated Its Digital Transformation

Some things just came naturally to Jackson Lau. Take math. For years, he cruised through the subject with ease, but then came fourth grade, and with it, geometry. Suddenly, math wasn’t so simple anymore.

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Kohler Carveout Rehlko Introduces Sustainable Hydrogen-Powered Tech

Kohler Carveout Rehlko Introduces Sustainable Hydrogen-Powered Tech

New tech addresses the need for reliable backup power for rural Washington hospital.

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Winc’s Peter Kelly Explains Why He Believes the Company is a Success Story

Winc’s Peter Kelly Explains Why He Believes the Company is a Success Story

Winc CEO Peter Kelly describes how Platinum Equity values coupled with executive forward-thinking turn the company around.

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Platinum Equity’s Club Room Conversation Highlights Firm’s Female Leaders

Platinum Equity’s Club Room Conversation Highlights Firm’s Female Leaders

To recognize Women’s History Month, Platinum Equity recently gave employees an opportunity to hear from five female executives in what will hopefully be the first in a series of conversations where senior executives provide insight and advice for ways to grow within the firm.

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Latest News

Platinum to Acquire Provider of Airlines Entertainment, Connectivity Solutions

Company serves more than 150 airline and 30 cruise-line customers worldwide.

McGraw Hill Rings Bell; Info Solutions for Education Provider Now Trading on NYSE

Platinum’s Jacob Kotzubei: ‘We are confident they will be a great public company.’

Tom Gores-Led Investment Group Brings WNBA Back to City of Detroit: ‘A Huge Win’

Franchise aims to build headquarters that will also house youth sports infrastructure.

Tak Founder on Platinum’s Ops Capacity: ‘Well Suited to Help Us Take the Next Step’

The expected growth of fiber cited for investment in broadband infrastructure services.

Platinum Equity Executives: Italian Pesto Producer Could Be Prime For M&A Activity

‘Alignment’ with Polli vision for growing the business helps Platinum land investment.

Why Platinum Equity Portco McGraw Hill Accelerated Its Digital Transformation

Some things just came naturally to Jackson Lau. Take math. For years, he cruised through the subject with ease, but then came fourth grade, and with it, geometry. Suddenly, math wasn’t so simple anymore.

Kohler Carveout Rehlko Introduces Sustainable Hydrogen-Powered Tech

New tech addresses the need for reliable backup power for rural Washington hospital.

Winc’s Peter Kelly Explains Why He Believes the Company is a Success Story

Winc CEO Peter Kelly describes how Platinum Equity values coupled with executive forward-thinking turn the company around.

Platinum Equity’s Club Room Conversation Highlights Firm’s Female Leaders

To recognize Women’s History Month, Platinum Equity recently gave employees an opportunity to hear from five female executives in what will hopefully be the first in a series of conversations where senior executives provide insight and advice for ways to grow within the firm.

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Truck Pro Donates $115,000 to Support Children, Veterans Through Give Back Program

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Wounded Warrior Project are among the nonprofits that will benefit from donation.

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Truck Pro Donates $115,000 to Support Children, Veterans Through Give Back Program

Pelican Products Lend Helping Hand to Disaster Relief Agency During L.A. Wildfires

Pelican donated coolers, backpacks and flashlights to aid relief efforts during fires.

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Pelican Products Lend Helping Hand to Disaster Relief Agency During L.A. Wildfires

Platinum Equity Applies Ops Expertise to Formerly Family-Owned Tarter

Platinum Equity partners with Tarter Farm & Ranch in an effort to enhance operations and unlock new potential in a trusted family-owned company.

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Platinum Equity Applies Ops Expertise to Formerly Family-Owned Tarter

Platinum Equity Ops, Winc Leadership ‘Rose to the Occasion’

The distribution center west of Australia’s largest city is operating efficiently on the warm September day.

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Platinum Equity Ops, Winc Leadership ‘Rose to the Occasion’

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Rehlko Agrees to Acquire U.K.-Based Critical Back-Up Power Solutions Supplier

Key transaction strengthens position in data centers and mission-critical segments.

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Platinum Equity to Acquire Paris-Based Provider of Personalizable Products

Co-President Louis Samson: Firm’s ‘approach to value creation’ makes good fit with Solo.

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Solenis, NCH Corporation Announce ‘Transformational Opportunity’

Platinum Equity execs believe merger will help Solenis further diversify its business.

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Platinum Equity Sells Livingston to Purolator

Platinum Equity announced the sale of Livingston International, an international trade services firm specializing in customs brokerage, freight forwarding and trade consulting, to Purolator, Inc., a leading integrated freight, package and logistics solutions provider.

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Ingram Micro Now Trading on NYSE

Ingram Micro Now Trading on NYSE

Executives from Platinum Equity-backed Ingram Micro (INGM.N) rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, October 24 to celebrate the global technology distributor’s return to the public markets.

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Ingram Micro’s Transformation Leads to IPO

Ingram Micro’s Transformation Leads to IPO

Platinum Equity’s partnership fuels digital innovation, efficiency, and expansion.

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Look Back at Platinum Equity’s Ingram Micro Investment

Look Back at Platinum Equity’s Ingram Micro Investment

Platinum officials explain the future and potential of tech industry leader that is firmly entrenched on Fortune 100 list.

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Platinum Equity’s Presence During Diligence Key in JELD-WEN Carveout

Platinum Equity’s Presence During Diligence Key in JELD-WEN Carveout

JELD-WEN, a U.S.-based, publicly traded manufacturer of windows and doors, decided to divest its Australasian business in 2022, which set off a competitive sales process.

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Scholarships Worth $25K Awarded to JRLA Students

Scholarships Worth $25K Awarded to JRLA Students

As part of this year's mentorship program, Platinum Equity granted $25,000 in scholarships to select Jalen Rose Leadership Academy seniors at 2024 commencement exercises. This is the second year of Platinum Equity's mentorship program with Detroit JRLA.

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Platinum Equity Program Provides Mentorship for JRLA. And Genuine Fun.

Platinum Equity Program Provides Mentorship for JRLA. And Genuine Fun.

Roaring laughter – and a little friendly trash talk – was heard in the Little Caesars Arena interview room only minutes before the start of the Detroit Pistons game against the Indiana Pacers on March 20.

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Take a Look Back at the Urbaser Acquisition

Take a Look Back at the Urbaser Acquisition

Urbaser is a leading global environmental management company focused on sustainability and innovation.

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Other Deal Activity

McGraw Hill Acquires Essaypop

McGraw Hill, a leading global education company, announced the acquisition of Essaypop, an interactive, cloud-based writing solution built by teachers to demystify writing in a way that is user-friendly and intuitive for both educators and students.

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McGraw Hill Acquires Essaypop

Electro Rent Sells intellirent

Platinum Equity portfolio company Electro Rent announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its intellirent division to Sandbrook Capital.

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Electro Rent Sells intellirent

Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of Héroux-Devtek

Platinum Equity announced that the acquisition of Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX), a leading international manufacturer of aerospace products and the world’s third-largest landing gear manufacturer, has been completed.

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Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of Héroux-Devtek

Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of Polli, Italian Producer of Pasta Condiments and Vegetable Preserves

Platinum Equity announced that the acquisition of a majority stake in F.lli Polli S.p.A. (“Polli”), a leading producer of pasta condiments and vegetable preserves, from affiliates of the founding Polli family has been completed.

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Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition of Polli, Italian Producer of Pasta Condiments and Vegetable Preserves

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