Louis Samson

Louis Samson is Co-President of Platinum Equity and a member of its Investment Committee. Mr. Samson leads the investment teams and manages the operations of the New York, Greenwich and London offices. In addition, Mr. Samson plays an active role in managing the firm’s day-to-day activities, and its strategic direction.

Mr. Samson and his team led the acquisition, divestment, or investment in the following: Maxim Crane Works; The San Diego Union-Tribune; PBH Marine Group; American Commercial Lines; NESCO; BWAY; Exterion Media; BlueLine Rental (formerly Volvo Rents); MACtac (Europe and the United States); Worldwide Flight Services; Electro Rent; PAE; United Site Services; Incora (formerly Pattonair and Wesco); Husky Injection Moldings; Awaze (formerly Wyndham Vacation Rentals); Hunterstown Power Generation; Ball Metalpack; Jostens; Multi-Color; Iberconsa; Livingston; TruckPro; De Wave; Biscuit International; Fantini (formerly Farnese); NDC; Custom Truck One Source (combined with the public company NESCO); SVP Worldwide; Urbaser; Oregon Tool; LRG; Calderys (combined with HarbisonWalker); Sunrise Medical; GSM Outdoors; Fratelli Polli; Héroux-Devtek; and SOLO group, including related add-ons, financings and refinancings.

Mr. Samson recently led the $7.4 billion business combination of Husky Technologies with CompoSecure, the combined business now operates under corporate entity GPGI, Inc.

Mr. Samson is a member of the board of directors of Custom Truck One Source (NYSE: CTOS) and GPGI, Inc. (NYSE: GPGI).