Equity Group Investments

Equity Group Investments, established in 1968 and headquartered in Chicago, is a private investment firm founded by Sam Zell. It deploys private capital across various industries such as logistics, transportation, infrastructure, and healthcare, investing in both public and private companies with flexible structures, including debt or equity, and over different time horizons.

Bo Bushong

Vice President - Investments

Kevin Byers

Associate - Investments

Lesley Cheers

Managing Director - Communications

Michael Clemmons

Associate - Investments

Jennifer Flandina

Managing Director - Strategic Partnerships

Shallene Gross

Managing Director - Investments

Ellen Havdala

Managing Director

Faizan Kabir

Vice President - Investments

Michael Mattei

Senior Associate - Investments

Rahul Sen

Managing Director, Investments

Michael Svetina

Senior Associate - Investments

Philip Tinkler

CFO

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 and environmentally responsible production of high-quality Pacific Bluefin tuna. Utilizing sustainable ranching practices, the company focuses on both tuna fishing and farming, alongside research and development activities. Baja Aqua Farms ensures that its clients, which include restaurants and supermarket chains worldwide, receive products that meet rigorous standards of quality and sustainability. Through its commitment to responsible fishing practices, the company plays a vital role in promoting environmental stewardship within the seafood industry.

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 provider specializing in the transportation of perishable commodities. Founded in 1992 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company offers a range of services, including air, ocean, and ground transportation, as well as customs brokerage, dedicated warehousing, and distribution. With a focus on time-sensitive goods, Able Freight Services excels in cold chain logistics, ensuring the integrity of products such as berries, stone fruits, grapes, green onions, confectionery, asparagus, pharmaceuticals, and flowers is maintained throughout the shipping process. The company partners with notable carriers like DHL, Singapore Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, and Cathay Pacific to deliver effective and timely solutions tailored to clients' needs.

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 a processor and merchandiser specializing in pulse crops, grains, and oilseeds, primarily sourced from North American growers. The company has established a robust infrastructure, with over six processing and cleaning facilities developed in recent years. ILTA Grain controls the entire supply chain, from sourcing to processing and shipping, ensuring high-quality products reach commercial and state buyers worldwide. Their offerings include a variety of specialty crops, such as lentils, peas, beans, and chickpeas, along with other grains and oilseeds. In addition to processing, the company provides storage facilities for agricultural products, facilitating efficient distribution in full containers and vessels globally.

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., founded in 1980 and based in New York, is a leading provider of commercial real estate market information and analytical tools in the United States. Through its subsidiary, Reis Services, LLC, the company maintains a comprehensive proprietary database that includes detailed information on various types of commercial properties such as apartments, offices, retail spaces, warehouses, and specialized housing. This data serves a diverse clientele, including real estate investors, lenders, brokers, and appraisers, who utilize it to make informed decisions regarding buying, selling, and financing properties. Reis offers a range of products, including its flagship Reis SE platform for larger enterprises, and ReisReports for smaller businesses, all designed to facilitate transactions and portfolio evaluations. The company's resources provide insights into market trends, forecasts, rents, vacancy rates, and property valuations, thereby helping clients assess risks and manage their real estate investments effectively. Formerly known as Wellsford Real Properties, Reis, Inc. became a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation in 2018.
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