Cote’s GS Acquisition in talks to buy Vertiv for more than $5 bln: Reuters

GS Acquisition, which is backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, raised $690 million last year in an IPO, the story said.

GS Acquisition Holdings Corp, the SPAC from David Cote, is in talks to buy backup power equipment firm Vertiv for more than $5 billion, Reuters is reporting. Cote is the former CEO of Honeywell International. GS Acquisition, which is backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, raised $690 million last year in an IPO, the story said.