Kohler Energy recently rebranded under its the corporate name Rehlko (pronounced REL-co).
The company became a stand-alone entity in May 2024 when Platinum Equity completed a transaction with Kohler Company to establish then-Kohler Energy as a stand-alone business. Platinum Equity is the majority owner of Rehlko with Kohler Company remaining an investment partner.
“We are embracing our future as an independent company with the new Rehlko brand,” said Brian Melka, Rehlko chief executive officer. “Our company’s new name is derived from the six letters of Kohler and reflects the reliability, resolve, reinvention, and resilience that have been—and will remain—the hallmarks of this organization in addressing the ever-evolving distributed energy needs of the marketplace.”
Rehlko will continue to provide energy solutions that include power generation, energy storage, and renewable energy technologies among others. Rehlko operates a broad portfolio of leading businesses including Power Systems, Engines, Uninterruptible Power, Home Energy, Clarke Energy, Curtis Instruments, and Heila Technologies. Kohler Power Systems and Kohler Engines will become Rehlko-branded by the end of 2024.
Headquartered in Wisconsin, Rehlko will maintain operations in more than 100 locations across the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 1995 by Tom Gores, Platinum Equity is a global investment firm with more than $48 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately 50 operating companies that serve customers around the world. Platinum Equity specializes in mergers, acquisitions and operations, acquiring and operating companies that include manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics, equipment rental, metals services, media and entertainment, technology, telecommunications and other industries.
Rehlko’s website was expected to go live around press time. Until it does, please visit www.kohlerenergy.com/rehlko for more information.
