Platinum Equity in talks to buy HNA’s Ingram for $7b

Platinum Equity in talks to buy HNA’s Ingram for $7b

Signage for HNA Group Co. is displayed atop the company's building in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Photographer: Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg

U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity is in advanced talks to buy HNA Group Co.’s Ingram Micro Inc. in a deal that values the technology distributor at about $7 billion, including debt, according to people with knowledge of the matter.