Key Takeaways
- • Platinum Equity's dedicated credit team provided financing for Soulshine Farms, a value-add poultry processor serving foodservice and retail sectors, supporting a recent strategic investment in the company.
- • Platinum Equity's credit platform targets North American companies with $15–$75 million of EBITDA, delivering structured debt capital for acquisitions, refinancings, and recapitalizations with rapid execution capabilities.
- • The firm leveraged its sector expertise in protein and food-related businesses, drawing on prior financing relationships with Colorado Premium and Branding Iron to support the Soulshine transaction.
- • Platinum Equity manages approximately $48 billion in assets under management across a portfolio of roughly 60 operating companies, with its credit team designed to provide bespoke capital solutions alongside operational guidance.
Summary
Platinum Equity announced on May 7, 2026, that its credit team led financing for Soulshine Farms in connection with a strategic investment in the poultry processor. Soulshine specializes in higher-complexity poultry products for foodservice and retail distribution channels, positioning itself as a value-add operator within the protein sector.
The financing was structured and led by Michael Fabiano, Platinum Equity's Managing Director and Global Head of Credit. According to Fabiano, the credit team focused on "delivering certainty of capital and solutions that are tailored to each situation," leveraging industry knowledge and structuring capabilities to support the transaction. Co-Presidents Jacob Kotzubei and Louis Samson emphasized that the financing reflects the firm's sector expertise and experience partnering with management teams and sponsors to execute transactions with confidence.
Platinum Equity's credit platform targets companies primarily based in North America with $15–$75 million of EBITDA, providing debt capital for a variety of uses including acquisitions, refinancings, and recapitalizations. The firm has demonstrated sector depth in food and protein products, with prior financing relationships supporting Colorado Premium and Branding Iron. This track record informed the structuring approach for the Soulshine transaction.
The transaction underscores Platinum Equity's broader market positioning as a $48 billion asset manager with approximately 60 operating companies in its portfolio. The dedicated credit team operates as a specialized financing vehicle designed to move quickly and provide bespoke capital solutions complementary to the firm's core M&A&O (mergers, acquisitions, and operations) strategy across manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics, equipment rental, and other industrial sectors.
The financing was structured and led by Michael Fabiano, Platinum Equity's Managing Director and Global Head of Credit. According to Fabiano, the credit team focused on "delivering certainty of capital and solutions that are tailored to each situation," leveraging industry knowledge and structuring capabilities to support the transaction. Co-Presidents Jacob Kotzubei and Louis Samson emphasized that the financing reflects the firm's sector expertise and experience partnering with management teams and sponsors to execute transactions with confidence.
Platinum Equity's credit platform targets companies primarily based in North America with $15–$75 million of EBITDA, providing debt capital for a variety of uses including acquisitions, refinancings, and recapitalizations. The firm has demonstrated sector depth in food and protein products, with prior financing relationships supporting Colorado Premium and Branding Iron. This track record informed the structuring approach for the Soulshine transaction.
The transaction underscores Platinum Equity's broader market positioning as a $48 billion asset manager with approximately 60 operating companies in its portfolio. The dedicated credit team operates as a specialized financing vehicle designed to move quickly and provide bespoke capital solutions complementary to the firm's core M&A&O (mergers, acquisitions, and operations) strategy across manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics, equipment rental, and other industrial sectors.
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