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Platinum Equity Corporate Office

Platinum Equity is an American private equity investment firm that focuses on leveraged buyout investments of companies in the U.S. and Europe.

Tom Gores founded Platinum Equity in 1995. He continues to serve as the company’s CEO.

The company’s first acquisition was LSI, a company that generated computer graphics to recreate accidents for courtroom testimony, for $200,000.

From 1995 to 2001 Platinum Equity made 32 acquisitions worth $226 million.

Today Platinum Equity manages two private equity fund vehicles, Platinum Equity Capital Partners and Platinum Equity Capital Partners II, both directed towards institutional investors. The company has acquired 115 businesses in the information technology, telecommunications, logistics and distribution, industrial, manufacturing, media, real estate, and automotive industries.

Platinum Equity is #23 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The company has 54,000 employees and had $10.4 billion in revenue in 2011.

Platinum Equity

Platinum Equity is an American private equity investment firm that focuses on leveraged buyout investments of companies in the U.S. and Europe.

Tom Gores founded Platinum Equity in 1995. He continues to serve as the company’s CEO.

The company’s first acquisition was LSI, a company that generated computer graphics to recreate accidents for courtroom testimony, for $200,000.

History

From 1995 to 2001 Platinum Equity made 32 acquisitions worth $226 million.

Today Platinum Equity manages two private equity fund vehicles, Platinum Equity Capital Partners and Platinum Equity Capital Partners II, both directed towards institutional investors. The company has acquired 115 businesses in the information technology, telecommunications, logistics and distribution, industrial, manufacturing, media, real estate, and automotive industries.

Platinum Equity is #23 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies. The company has 54,000 employees and had $10.4 billion in revenue in 2011.

First Data Corporate Office

First Data Corporation began as First Data Resources (FDR), a company that provided credit card data processing for member banks in 1971.

In 1980 American Express Information Services Corporation (ISC) bought 80% of FDR. American Express spun off FDR in 1992. The same year the new company went public.

By 1988 First Data was providing transaction processing services in the United States, U.K., Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

In 2007 First Data was bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. First Data subsequently became a private company and its shares were pulled from the New York Stock Exchange. Within two months of the KKR acquisition, First Data laid off 1,700 employees.

Today First Data Corporation is a global payment processing company. Its portfolio includes merchant transaction processing services, credit, debit, payroll and other cash offerings, credit reporting, internet commerce, and mobile payment solutions.

In January 2019, Fiserv acquired First Data and will rebrand all parts of First Data to the Fiserv name.  

The Better Business Bureau notes that the US federal government was taking legal action against the company in May 2020 for possible money laundering charges. 

First Data has 22,000 employees and had $12.05 billion in revenue in 2017. First Data/Fiserv have consolidated its headquarters operations and moved to New York, New York.

First Data Corporation

First Data Corporation began as First Data Resources (FDR), a company that provided credit card data processing for member banks in 1971.

In 1980 American Express Information Services Corporation (ISC) bought 80% of FDR. American Express spun off FDR in 1992. The same year the new company went public.

History

By 1988 First Data was providing transaction processing services in the United States, U.K., Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

In 2007 First Data was bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. First Data subsequently became a private company and its shares were pulled from the New York Stock Exchange. Within two months of the KKR acquisition, First Data laid off 1,700 employees.

Today First Data Corporation is a global payment processing company. Its portfolio includes merchant transaction processing services, credit, debit, payroll and other cash offerings, credit reporting, internet commerce, and mobile payment solutions.

In January 2019, Fiserv acquired First Data and will rebrand all parts of First Data to the Fiserv name.  

The Better Business Bureau notes that the US federal government was taking legal action against the company in May 2020 for possible money laundering charges. 

First Data has 22,000 employees and had $12.05 billion in revenue in 2017. First Data/Fiserv have consolidated its headquarters operations and moved to New York, New York.

Tenaska Energy Corporate Office

Tenaska Energy is one of the largest private energy companies in the United States.

Tenaska was founded in 1987 by Howard Hawks and Tom Hendricks, both former InterNorth executives. The name comes from a combination of Nebraska, Texas, tenacity and ten.

The original goal of the company was to build two power plants. They built one in Paris, Texas and the other in Ferndale, Washington. Both were operating by 1994.

In 1999 Tenaska Operations was formed to directly operate Tenaska plants.

The company opened plants in Texas in 1996, 2000 and 2001, Pakistan in 2000, Minnesota in 2001, Georgia in 2001, Bolivia in 2002, Alabama in 2002 and 2003, Oklahoma in 2003, and Virginia in 2004. Tenaska now has 15 power plants.

Tenaska BioFuels was formed in 2006 and in 2008, Tenaska Solar Ventures.

Today Tenaska is a leader in marketing natural gas, electric power, biofuels, and related agricultural commodities and natural gas fuels. Tenaska has 722 employees and had $9.95 billion in revenue in 2012.

 

Tenaska Energy

Tenaska Energy is one of the largest private energy companies in the United States.

Tenaska was founded in 1987 by Howard Hawks and Tom Hendricks, both former InterNorth executives. The name comes from a combination of Nebraska, Texas, tenacity and ten.

The original goal of the company was to build two power plants. They built one in Paris, Texas and the other in Ferndale, Washington. Both were operating by 1994.

History

In 1999 Tenaska Operations was formed to directly operate Tenaska plants.

The company opened plants in Texas in 1996, 2000 and 2001, Pakistan in 2000, Minnesota in 2001, Georgia in 2001, Bolivia in 2002, Alabama in 2002 and 2003, Oklahoma in 2003, and Virginia in 2004. Tenaska now has 15 power plants.

Tenaska BioFuels was formed in 2006 and in 2008, Tenaska Solar Ventures.

Today Tenaska is a leader in marketing natural gas, electric power, biofuels, and related agricultural commodities and natural gas fuels. Tenaska has 722 employees and had $9.95 billion in revenue in 2012.

 

Nordstrom Corporate Office

John W. Nordstrom  was a Swedish emigrant who arrived in the United States in 1887. He struck gold while prospecting and used this money to open a shoe store, Wallin & Nordstrom with co-founder Carl F. Wallin in 1901.

When the company opened its second store in 1923 Nordstrom’s son, Elmer J. Nordstrom, was put in charge of it. Elmer’s brother Everett, joined the business in 1928 when he and Elmer bought the co-founders shares when they reached retirement. A third brother, Lloyd, joined the business in 1933. The three brothers ran the business together for 40 years.

In 1958 Nordstrom’s had eight shoe stores.

In 1971 the company went public, trading on the NASDAQ. The shares were changed to the NYSE in 1999.

From 1978 to 1995 Nordstrom opened 46 full-line department stores.

Today Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale fashion retailer that has 252 stores in 34 states, 52,000 employees, and had $8.7 billion in revenue in 2012.

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

John W. Nordstrom  was a Swedish emigrant who arrived in the United States in 1887. He struck gold while prospecting and used this money to open a shoe store, Wallin & Nordstrom with co-founder Carl F. Wallin in 1901.

When the company opened its second store in 1923 Nordstrom’s son, Elmer J. Nordstrom, was put in charge of it. Elmer’s brother Everett, joined the business in 1928 when he and Elmer bought the co-founders shares when they reached retirement. A third brother, Lloyd, joined the business in 1933. The three brothers ran the business together for 40 years.

In 1958 Nordstrom’s had eight shoe stores.

History

In 1971 the company went public, trading on the NASDAQ. The shares were changed to the NYSE in 1999.

From 1978 to 1995 Nordstrom opened 46 full-line department stores.

Today Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale fashion retailer that has 252 stores in 34 states, 52,000 employees, and had $8.7 billion in revenue in 2012.

 

The Pantry Corporate Office

The Pantry was founded in 1967 in North Carolina by Sam Wornom and Truby Proctor, Jr.

The company grew slowly but steadily throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s, with the owners taking out loans on existing stores to buy new stores.

The company began to have problems in the 1980’s and Wornom sold his share in the company to Montrose Capital in 1987. Montrose later gained control of the company when it bought half of co-founder Proctor’s shares in 1990.

Proctor sold his remaining shares to Freeman Spogli & Co., a Los Angeles-based investment firm, in 1995.

In 1997 The Pantry bought Lil’ Champs, a 479-store chain, with stores in Florida and Georgia. This kicked off a buying spree for The Pantry, and it acquired 350 stores buy buying out small chains.

The company went public in 1999.

Today The Pantry is the largest independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern United States. The Pantry has 1,655 locations in 13 states.

The Pantry

The Pantry was founded in 1967 in North Carolina by Sam Wornom and Truby Proctor, Jr.

The company grew slowly but steadily throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s, with the owners taking out loans on existing stores to buy new stores.

The company began to have problems in the 1980’s and Wornom sold his share in the company to Montrose Capital in 1987. Montrose later gained control of the company when it bought half of co-founder Proctor’s shares in 1990.

History

Proctor sold his remaining shares to Freeman Spogli & Co., a Los Angeles-based investment firm, in 1995.

In 1997 The Pantry bought Lil’ Champs, a 479-store chain, with stores in Florida and Georgia. This kicked off a buying spree for The Pantry, and it acquired 350 stores buy buying out small chains.

The company went public in 1999.

Today The Pantry is the largest independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern United States. The Pantry has 1,655 locations in 13 states.