Vertiv Holdings Co

Vertiv is a global leader in critical digital infrastructure for applications in data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments. The company designs, manufactures, sells, installs, maintains, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and rapidly deployable customized solutions. Vertiv's roots trace back to 1946 with the precursor to Liebert Corporation, established in 1965 as the industry's first manufacturer of computer room air conditioning. Liebert was acquired by Emerson Electric Co in 1987, which formed its Network Power business in 2000. This business integrated critical infrastructure technologies, including Liebert and ASCO, a provider of power transfer switches. Over the next decade, Emerson Network Power expanded through acquisitions of Avansys, Marconi's outside plant and power system; Knurr AG, a provider of enclosure systems; and Avocent, a provider of IT management software and keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) solutions. In 2016, Emerson Network Power was spun off as a standalone business and became Vertiv. Vertiv became publicly-traded on February 7, 2020, with its shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:VRT), through a business combination with GS Acquisition Holdings Corp, later renamed Vertiv Holdings Co.