M&A Deal Summary

Platinum Equity Acquires Pearl Engineered Solutions

On April 27, 2015, private equity firm Platinum Equity acquired manufacturer Pearl Engineered Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Platinum Equity’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Platinum Equity’s 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-04-27
Target Pearl Engineered Solutions
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Platinum Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Pearl Engineered Solutions

Hong Kong, China
Pearl Engineered Solutions is a vertically integrated manufacturing solutions provider for plastic injection molded and metal stamping components. Pearl Engineered Solutions primarily serves the electronics, telecommunication, automotive and industrial industries and has four facilities in the Asia region, two mega facilities in China, one in Thailand and Malaysia.

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Buyer

Platinum Equity

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 48.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Platinum Equity's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
Platinum Equity's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

Platinum Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring divestitures of larger public companies primarily in North America and Europe. Historically, Platinum targeted technology/software related businesses, however, the firm has since branched out beyond tech and will consider acquisitions in a broad range of industries including chemicals, communications, logistics, healthcare, automotive, industrial products, and business services. Platinum Equity was formed in 1995 by Tom Gores and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 70 of 150
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 8
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 8 of 22
Country (China) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-27 Worldwide Flight Services

Roissy, France

Worldwide Flight Services is a provider of ground services at over 60 major airports. WFS provides ramp, passenger, cargo, and technical services for more than 200 domestic and international airlines, including American, Continental, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and Korean Airlines. Worldwide Flight Services was founded in 1984 and is based in Roissy, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-04 Bridge Terminal Transport

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Bridge Terminal Transport, Inc. is a marine drayage company in the United States. It covers major port locations and inland rail sites through a network of 28 terminals, 25 container yards and over 1,285 owner operators. Customers include shipping lines, importers/exporters, and related segments.

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