Investment Summary

Platinum Equity and Monroe Capital Invest In Global

On December 6, 2024, private equity firm Platinum Equity and lender Monroe Capital invested in distribution company Global

Investment Highlights
  • This is Platinum Equity’s 12th and Monroe Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Platinum Equity’s 118th and Monroe Capital’s 117th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Platinum Equity’s 9th and Monroe Capital’s 10th transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary

Date 2024-12-06
Target Global
Sector Distribution
Investor(s) Platinum Equity
Monroe Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Global

Universal City, Texas, United States
Global distributes HVAC/R components such as capacitors, relays, transformers, contactors, disconnects, whips, and more. Global was founded in 1982 and is based in Universal City, Texas.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Platinum Equity

Beverly Hills, California, United States

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 150 of 152
Sector (Distribution) 12 of 13
Type (Growth Capital) 4 of 5
State (Texas) 9 of 9
Country (United States) 118 of 119
Year (2024) 13 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-14 Branding Iron

Sauget, Illinois, United States

Branding Iron manufactures diverse protein products for the food service, retail, and chain restaurant channels. Branding Iron is based in Sauget, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-04 Livingston International

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Livingston International focuses on customs brokerage and trade compliance, offering international trade consulting, global trade management, and freight forwarding. Livingston International was founded in 1945 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Investor

Monroe Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States


Category Lender
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 14.1B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Monroe Capital is a provider of senior and junior debt and equity co-investments to middle-market companies in the US and Canada. Investment types include unitranche financings, cash flow and enterprise value based loans, asset based loans, acquisition facilities, mezzanine debt, second lien or last-out loans and equity co-investments. Monroe Capital is a generalist investor and will consider companies in the healthcare, technology, media, retail, consumer sectors. Monroe Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 118 of 120
Sector (Distribution) 2 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 38 of 38
State (Texas) 10 of 10
Country (United States) 117 of 119
Year (2024) 14 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-12 Recorded Future

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Recorded Future is a technology that collects and analyzes vast amounts of data to deliver relevant cyber threat insights in real time. Recorded Future solution aggregates this rich intelligence with any other threat data sources, empowering security teams to collaborate on analysis and delivering intelligence wherever need it most, including rapid integration with existing security solutions. Recorded Future was founded in 2009 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Sell $2.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-24 Tavoron

Eagan, Minnesota, United States

Tavoron manufactures automation and industrial systems and delivers a comprehensive range of automation solutions and services to increase efficiency, improve production quality, and create safer work environments. Tavoron is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota.

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