vertiv holdings -- pricing misrepresentation
published: February 22, 2026 •
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case overview
| Case | In re Vertiv Holdings Co. Securities Litigation |
| Court | U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York |
| Filed | May 3, 2022 |
| Class Period | April 24, 2021 — February 23, 2022 |
| Stock Drop | -37% in one day |
| Lead Counsel | Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
| Status | Active (MTD partially denied) |
allegations
vertiv, the primary provider of end-to-end power and cooling solutions for data centers, allegedly:
- pricing misrepresentation: made false statements about pricing visibility and ability to pass on inflation costs
- cultural discounting: internal control issues related to excessive discounting to secure sales, described as a “cultural” problem
- recurring costs disguised: represented recurring costs as one-time occurrences
- controlling shareholder: platinum equity llc (controlling shareholder) is also a defendant
on february 23, 2022, vertiv reported $0.06 eps vs. analyst estimates of $0.28/share. stock fell 37% in a single day to $12.39 — over 56% below the class period high, wiping out $2.7 billion in market capitalization.
the magistrate judge partially denied defendants’ motion to dismiss in november 2023. separate derivative litigation was consolidated in delaware court of chancery in february 2025.
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last updated: february 22, 2026