secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT)
CIK:        0001674101
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-035130
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vertiv to acquire Great Lakes Data Racks for $200M, targeting AI-ready rack solutions
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- Purchase price $200M, representing ~11.5x expected 2026 EBITDA including synergies.
- Great Lakes designs custom rack enclosures; operates facilities in US and Europe.
- Deal expected to close in Q3 2025, subject to HSR and customary conditions.
- Acquisition strengthens Vertiv's ability to deliver pre-engineered AI-ready rack solutions.
- Great Lakes founded in 1985, headquartered in Edinboro, PA.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828025035130/0001628280-25-035130-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674101/000162828025035130/vrt-20250717.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-035130

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