Platinum Equity, LLC, founded by Tom Gores in 1995 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, is a global private equity investment firm. The firm specializes in leveraged buyout investments of established companies across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Platinum Equity manages a diversified portfolio and focuses on sectors such as private equity and credit, leveraging its extensive operational expertise to unlock value in its investments.
Notable portfolio companies include Vertiv Holdings, which has raised over $1.2 billion. Key decision-makers at Platinum Equity include founder Tom Gores, who has been instrumental in shaping the firm's investment philosophy. The firm prides itself on being not just investors but also operators and builders, offering unique value-add services to portfolio companies through active management and operational improvements.
Platinum Equity - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
