Equity Group Investments

Equity Group Investments (EGI) is a private investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois, with over 50 years of experience since its founding in 1968 by Sam Zell. The firm specializes in long-term investments across a diverse range of industries, including logistics, transportation, infrastructure, waste management, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and communications. EGI focuses on identifying and nurturing opportunities that align with its strategic vision, leveraging its extensive industry knowledge and experience to drive value.

Bo Bushong

Vice President - Investments

Kevin Byers

Associate - Investments

Lesley Cheers

Managing Director - Communications

Michael Clemmons

Associate - Investments

Shallene Gross

Managing Director at Equity Group

Ellen Havdala

Managing Director

Faizan Kabir

Vice President - Investments

Michael Leahy

Managing Director - Investments

Michael Mattei

Senior Associate - Investments

Rahul Sen

Associate

Michael Svetina

Senior Associate - Investments

Philip Tinkler

CFO, COO

Rashmi Vadnagare

Vice President - Investments

Matthew Zell

Managing Director

10 past transactions

Baja Aqua Farms

Venture Round in 2023
Baja Aqua Farms is a tuna farming company dedicated to the sustainable production and distribution of high-quality Pacific Bluefin tuna. The company employs environmentally friendly ranching practices and specializes in various aspects of the tuna industry, including fishing, farming, and feed fishing. Additionally, Baja Aqua Farms invests in research and development to enhance its operations. Its commitment to sustainability ensures that clients, ranging from restaurants to supermarket chains, receive products that are both responsibly sourced and of superior quality.

Covera Health

Series C in 2021
Covera Health is a clinical analytics company focused on enhancing the quality of radiology and overall healthcare through data-driven solutions. The company develops programs for payers and providers that enable the measurement and delivery of high-quality care, specifically targeting the reduction of medical misdiagnoses. By analyzing clinical datasets in innovative ways, Covera Health partners with healthcare professionals to promote improved patient outcomes. This approach allows employers and payers to make informed decisions that ultimately reduce unnecessary healthcare expenditures while ensuring that patients receive appropriate and effective care.

Able Freight Services

Private Equity Round in 2020
Able Freight Services Inc. is a logistics and freight forwarding company based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in the transportation of perishable commodities. Founded in 1992, the company offers a range of services including air, ocean, and ground transportation, as well as customs brokerage and dedicated warehousing. Its expertise lies in cold chain logistics, ensuring the safe delivery of time-sensitive goods such as berries, stone fruits, grapes, green onions, confectionery, asparagus, pharmaceuticals, and flowers. Able Freight Services collaborates with notable partners, including major airlines, to optimize its transportation solutions. The company is committed to effective packaging and competitive pricing to meet the diverse needs of its clients.

Covera Health

Series A in 2019
Covera Health is a clinical analytics company focused on enhancing the quality of radiology and overall healthcare through data-driven solutions. The company develops programs for payers and providers that enable the measurement and delivery of high-quality care, specifically targeting the reduction of medical misdiagnoses. By analyzing clinical datasets in innovative ways, Covera Health partners with healthcare professionals to promote improved patient outcomes. This approach allows employers and payers to make informed decisions that ultimately reduce unnecessary healthcare expenditures while ensuring that patients receive appropriate and effective care.

ILTA Grain

Private Equity Round in 2017
ILTA Grain is engaged in the processing and merchandising of specialty crops, pulses, and cereals, primarily focusing on products such as lentils, peas, beans, and chickpeas. The company has established a robust infrastructure, including over six processing and cleaning facilities, which supports its long-term strategic vision. ILTA Grain sources its products directly from growers, ensuring quality control throughout the entire supply chain, from the farm gate to end customers. The company is dedicated to exporting North American-produced specialty crops, oilseeds, and grains to commercial and state buyers worldwide, shipping products in various quantities, from full containers to full vessels. Its commitment to quality and efficiency has positioned ILTA Grain as a significant player in the global market for agricultural products.

Cellular Dynamics International

Series B in 2010
Cellular Dynamics International Inc., (CDI) is a developer and manufacturer of fully functioning cells in industrial quantities to precise specifications. CDI's proprietary products include true human cells in multiple cell types (iCell products), human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and custom iPSCs and iCell products (MyCell Products). CDI's products provide standardized, easy-to-use, cost-effective access to the human cell, the smallest fully functioning operating unit of human biology. Customers use our products, among other purposes, for drug discovery and screening, to test the safety and efficacy of their small molecule and biological drug candidates, for stem cell banking, and in the research and development of cellular therapeutics.

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals

Post in 2008
MiddleBrook Pharmaceutical Corporation is a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing pulsatile drug products that fulfill substantial unmet medical needs in the treatment of infectious disease.

Advancis Pharmaceutical

Post in 2008
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation is dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative anti-infective products. The company aims to address unmet medical needs in the field of infectious diseases by creating effective therapies that target various pathogens. Through its research and development efforts, Advancis seeks to improve treatment options and patient outcomes in the realm of anti-infective medicine.

Rules-Based Medicine a Q Squared Solutions Company

Series A in 2007
Rules-Based Medicine, a Q squared solutions company (RBM), the world's leading multiplexed biomarker testing laboratory, provides comprehensive protein biomarker products and services based on its Multi-Analyte Profiling (MAP) technology platform. RBM's biomarker testing service provides pre-clinical and clinical researchers with reproducible, quantitative, multiplexed immunoassay data for hundreds of proteins in a cost-effective manner, from a small sample volume and from multiple species. Their biomarker testing laboratory is CLIA certified and supports GLP studies.

Reis

Post in 2000
Reis, Inc., through its subsidiary Reis Services, LLC, specializes in providing comprehensive market information and analytical tools for the commercial real estate sector in the United States. The company maintains a proprietary database that includes data on various types of commercial properties, such as apartments, offices, retail spaces, warehouses, and more, across metropolitan markets and neighborhoods. This information supports real estate investors, lenders, and other professionals in making informed decisions regarding buying, selling, and financing properties. Reis offers a range of products, including Reis SE for larger enterprises, Reis Portfolio CRE for risk managers, and ReisReports for smaller businesses, all of which provide online access to vital market trends, forecasts, and property-specific details. Founded in 1980 and based in New York, Reis, Inc. has established itself as a trusted source for impartial commercial real estate performance information and analysis. It became a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation in 2018.
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