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 EquityPlatinum 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.
