CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPC, a family-oriented investment firm that partners with family-, founder- and management-owned businesses, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement under which Platinum Equity would purchase EDP, a leading provider of propane distribution services. Founded in 2012 by Tom Knauff, a 40-year veteran of the industry, EDP provides safe, reliable propane services to more than 200,000 residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers across 24