Item 1.
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Security and Issuer.
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This Schedule 13D (Schedule 13D) relates to shares of par value $0.0001 per share (Class A Common Stock), of Vertiv Holdings Co
(formerly known as GS Acquisition Holdings Corp, the Issuer), whose principal executive offices are located at 1050 Dearborn Drive, Worthington, Ohio 43085.
Item 2.
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Identity and Background.
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This statement is being filed by the following persons (each a Reporting Person and, collectively, the Reporting Persons):
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(1)
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VPE Holdings, LLC (VPE);
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(2)
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Vertiv JV Holdings, LLC (JV);
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(3)
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PE Vertiv Holdings, LLC (PE Vertiv);
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(4)
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Platinum Equity Investment Holdings III, LLC (Holdings III);
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(5)
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Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P. (InvestCo LP);
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(6)
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Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC (Cayman Holdings);
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(7)
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Platinum InvestCo (Cayman), LLC (InvestCo Cayman);
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(8)
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Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, LLC (Holdings);
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(9)
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Platinum Equity Investment Holdings Manager III, LLC (Manager III);
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(10)
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Platinum Equity, LLC (Platinum); and
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VPE, JV, PE Vertiv, Holdings III, Cayman Holdings, Holdings, Manager III and Platinum are each organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. InvestoCo LP
and InvestCo Cayman are each organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The business address of VPE, JV, PE Vertiv, Holdings III, InvestCo LP, Cayman Holdings, InvestCo Cayman, Holdings, Manager III and Platinum is 360 North Crescent Drive,
South Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. VPE, JV, PE Vertiv, Holdings III, InvestCo LP, Cayman Holdings, InvestCo Cayman, Holdings, Manager III and Platinum are principally engaged in the business of investing in securities, including the Issuer.
Information with respect to the executive officers and directors of VPE, JV, PE Vertiv, Holdings III, InvestCo LP, Cayman Holdings, InvestCo Cayman,
Holdings, Manager III and Platinum (collectively, the Related Persons), including name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and the organization in which such employment is conducted, and citizenship is listed on
the attached Schedule A, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Tom Gores is a citizen of the United States of America. Mr. Gores is the
Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Platinum. The business address of Mr. Gores is 360 North Crescent Drive, South Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or Related Persons (i) has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.