Platinum Equity Acquires The HC Companies

PI Industries Acquires Plant Health Care Plc

November 24, 2025

Agriculture

In August 2024 PI Industries Ltd. acquired Plant Health Care Plc (PHC) and has integrated the business into its global agriculture arm, PI AgSciences. The acquisition expands PI's biologicals and sustainable crop solutions capabilities and brings PHC subsidiaries across the U.S., Brazil, Mexico and other markets into PI's global platform.

HC Companies (Platinum Equity Portfolio Company) Acquires Classic Home & Garden

May 28, 2024

Manufacturing

The HC Companies, a Platinum Equity portfolio company, has acquired Classic Home & Garden (CHG), a Shelton, Connecticut-based provider of decorative planters and garden décor. The deal, announced May 28, 2024, is an add-on acquisition intended to combine HC's functional grower products with CHG's decorative offerings to enable cross-selling, production and distribution efficiencies; financial terms were not disclosed.

Platinum Equity Acquires Majority Interest in Kohler Energy from Kohler Co.

November 6, 2023

Energy

Platinum Equity has closed the transaction to acquire a majority interest in Kohler Energy from Kohler Co., establishing Kohler Energy as an independent, standalone business. Kohler Co. remains an investment partner, Brian Melka will serve as CEO and David Kohler will sit on the board; financial terms were not disclosed. Platinum Equity said it will invest in growth and operational initiatives to accelerate Kohler Energy's position in the global energy resilience market.

Hydrobuilder Holdings Acquires New England Hydroponics

January 4, 2022

Retail

Hydrobuilder Holdings LLC acquired New England Hydroponics, adding five retail locations and warehouse capacity in Massachusetts and Maine and marking Hydrobuilder’s entry into the Northeastern U.S. The acquisition expands Hydrobuilder’s omnichannel footprint to 22 retail locations and 9 warehouses and is intended to accelerate growth in the Commercial and retail CEA (controlled-environment agriculture) markets.

Platinum Equity Acquires Pelican Products

December 31, 2021

Manufacturing

Platinum Equity has completed its acquisition of Pelican Products, a Torrance, California-based manufacturer of high-performance protective cases, portable lighting systems and temperature-controlled packaging (Peli BioThermal). The deal, purchased from Behrman Capital, positions Pelican as a platform for growth under Platinum Equity with management, led by CEO Phil Gyori, remaining in place; financial terms were not disclosed.

Platinum Equity Acquires Multi-Color Corporation

July 1, 2019

Packaging

An affiliate of Platinum Equity has completed the acquisition of Multi-Color Corporation, taking the Cincinnati-based label and packaging solutions provider private. The deal merges Multi-Color with a subsidiary of Platinum portfolio company WS Packaging to create a combined business with roughly $2.2 billion in annual revenue, 86 plants across 26 countries and over 10,000 employees.