Vertiv

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Industry Electrical equipment Number of employees ≈ 20,000 (2016) Revenue 4.4 billion USD (2015)		Key people Rob Johnson (CEO) CEO Rob Johnson (1 Dec 2016–) Headquarters Columbus

Products critical power systems, uninterruptible power systems, thermal management, data center infrastructure management, service and site operations Website http://www.vertivco.com/ Type of business A business of Platinum Equity

Vertiv is a provider of electrical equipment for data centers. Platinum Equity acquired the network power business from Emerson Electric in a transaction valued in excess of $4 billion. Emerson also retained a 15% subordinated equity piece in the company.

Timeline

1985: Emerson acquires ASCO, which provides the power transfer switches critical to high-availability power systems.

1987: Emerson acquires Liebert Corporation, a pioneer in thermal management and power protection for information technology systems.

2000: Emerson acquires Ericsson Energy Systems, the part of Ericsson supplying Power and Climate solutions for the Telecom market and Emerson Energy Systems is created. It is then incorporated when Emerson forms the Network Power business to integrate its critical infrastructure technologies under one brand.

2001: Emerson Network Power increases its presence in Asia through the purchase of Avansys, China's leading network power provider, and by forming Emerson Network Power India.

2002: Emerson is outsourcing the Climate Solutions section with the TELECOOL SYSTEMS from Emerson Energy Systems and the private Company Climate Solutions Sweden is created.

2004: Emerson Network Power acquires the outside plant and power system business of Marconi, expanding its solutions for the telecommunications industry.

2006: Emerson Network Power acquires Germany-based Knürr AG, a leading provider of enclosure systems.

2007: Emerson Network Power introduces Energy Logic, a comprehensive 10-step process for reducing data center energy consumption.

2009: Emerson Network Power acquires Avocent, a leading provider of service processor management and data center management software and KVM solutions.

2010: Emerson Network Power introduces the NetSure DC UPS, the first integrated, row-based DC UPS designed for the data center market. In that year, it acquires Chloride, an innovative UPS manufacturer with a strong European presence and power solutions that can be customized for industrial applications.

2011: Emerson Network Power launches the Liebert DSE precision cooling unit with integrated economization, enhancing the ability of data centers to use free cooling.

2012: Emerson Network Power launches the Trellis platform, its real-time data center infrastructure management solution. In that year, also introduces the Smart Solutions family of modular, integrated infrastructure solutions.

2014: Emerson Network Power introduces the Liebert eXL, a high-efficiency large data center UPS with integrated communication and management capabilities. In that year, also helps Facebook support its rapid deployment data center (RDDC) technique through a fully modular approach to data center construction. Also partners with other leading technology manufacturers to create Redfish, an open, scalable specification for out-of-band server management.

2016: Vertiv launches as a standalone business.

Vertiv global headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with regional offices:

North America: Columbus, Ohio in the United States

EMEA: Westminster, London in the United Kingdom

LATAM: Miami, Florida in the United States

Asia Pacific (except China, India and ANZ): Pasig, Metro Manila in the Philippines

China: Nanshan District, Shenzhen in China

India: Mumbai, Maharashtra in India

Australia/New Zealand (ANZ): Sydney, New South Wales in Australia

References

Vertiv Wikipedia

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