Why Platinum Equity Acquired ‘Proud’ Family-Owned Italian Pesto Sauce Producer Polli
In 1872, Fausto Polli opened a small store front selling canned vegetables in the heart of Milan. Since that humble beginning, the Polli ...
Deal Activity
Ingram Micro IPO, acquisitions across multiple sectors
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deal activity uptick in 2024.
87 Deals in 12 Months
12
Platforms
59
Add-Ons
13
Divestitures
3
Credit Deals
12 Platform Acquisitions
E&A Scheer
Private Transaction
January 2024 (Signed December 2023)
Food & Beverage
TAK Communications
Private Transaction
February 2024
Telecommunications
Horizon Organic & Wallaby
Corporate Divestiture
April 2024 (Signed December 2023)
Food & Beverage
Kohler Energy
Corporate Divestiture
May 2024 (Signed November 2023)
Industrials and Technology
59 Add-Ons
Founder Sports/Badger Sportswear
Augusta Sportswear
January 2024
Confidential
January 2024
United Physicians Society
NDC
January 2024
Stirling Ackroyd
Leaders Romans Group
January 2024
13 Divestitures
Vertiv
Share Sales
February 2024
Yak Access
March 2024
Lane Logix
Yak Access
March 2024
49% of DB Galloway
Yak Access
March 2024
3 Credit Deals
- M&A financing
- First lien term loan
- Provider of branded and private label protein products, with a core focus on frozen and refrigerated ground meats.
- Refinancing
- Second lien senior secured term loan
- Maintenance-of-way rail equipment rental provider
- Refinancing
- First lien senior secured term loan
- U.S. Plastic injection molding business primarily serving the healthcare and consumer packaged goods markets
Deal activity reflects private equity and private credit buy and sell-side transactions signed or closed between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024, including the sale of publicly traded shares in previously divested portfolio companies.
Transactions signed in 2023 also appear as closed in 2024 and are included in the totals for both years.
13 Industries
IN 12 MONTHS
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Aerospace
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Building Products
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Business Services
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Chemical
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Consumer
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Distribution
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Education Services
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Equipment Rental
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Hospitality
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Industrials
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Media & Entertainment
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Technology
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Transportation & Mobility
Our Deal Criteria
Platinum Equity seeks to acquire businesses spanning a wide range of industries, sizes and geographies that can benefit from our highly specialized M&A&O® strategy.
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Private Equity Acquisition Profile
- Businesses with enterprise values from $100 million to $10 billion
- All industries
- All geographies
Private Equity Transaction Capabilities
- Corporate divestitures
- Public-to-private transactions
- Private transactions
- Special situations
Private Credit Investment Profile
- Debt capital for acquisitions, dividends, growth financings, recapitalizations and refinancings
- Variety of credit types, including first lien senior secured, second lien senior secured, unsecured and subordinated
- Businesses with $15 to $75 million of EBITDA
- Primarily based in North America
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For illustrative purposes, Featured Add-ons and Featured Divestitures do not represent all Platinum Equity transactions during the period.
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