Equity Group Investments Fuels Able Freight Services Growth with Investment
10/05/20, 2:59 PM
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chicagoEquity Group Investments (EGI), Sam Zell’s private investment firm, announced its investment in Able Freight Services (Able), a provider of airfreight forwarding services focused on time-sensitive perishable goods. Able’s CEO Orlando Wong invested alongside EGI in the transaction. EGI’s President Mark Sotir; Managing Directors Evan Harwood and Mike Leahy; and Senior Associate Tyler Goldstein have joined Able’s board of managers, and the company is seeking to add additional board members. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Location
chicago, illinois, united states
Additional Info
Equity Group Investments (EGI), founded by Sam Zell more than 50 years ago, has a long track record of building public and private businesses, including the origination and growth of multi-billion-dollar companies. EGI’s flexible capital and open investment mandate enables the firm to pursue opportunistic transactions across industries and geographies, throughout the capital structure, at any point in the economic cycle. EGI’s current portfolio includes investments in transportation and logistics, energy, waste and infrastructure, manufacturing, healthcare, agribusiness and real estate. For more information visit www.egizell.com.