Sam Zell
Founder, Chairman @ Equity Group Investments
Chicago, United States
Sam Zell is a global, industry-agnostic entrepreneur and investor. He has a long track record of turning around troubled companies and assets, leading industry consolidations, and bringing companies to the public markets. His current investments are in: energy, logistics, manufacturing, communications, healthcare, and real estate.Sam is theChairman of Equity Group Investments, the private investment firm he founded more than 50 years ago. He also chairs five companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange: Equity Residential, an apartment REIT; Equity LifeStyle Properties, a manufactured home community and resort REIT; Equity Commonwealth, an office REIT; Covanta Holding Corporation, an international owner/operator of energy-from-waste and power generation facilities; and Equity Distribution Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) targeting opportunities to apply technological advancement within the industrial industry.Sam also founded and chaired Equity Office Properties Trust, the largest office REIT until its 2007 sale for $39 billion in the largest leveraged buyout at the time. In addition, he introduced the first Brazilian and Mexican real estate companies, respectively, to the New York Stock Exchange through Equity International, a second private investment firm he founded to focus on real estate-related businesses in emerging markets.Sam is an active philanthropist with a focus on entrepreneurial education. Through the Zell Family Foundation, he has led the sponsorship of several leading entrepreneurship programs, including: the Zell/Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business; the Zell Fellows Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management; and the Zell Entrepreneurship Center at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC). The Zell Global Entrepreneur Network (ZGEN) unites the students and alumni of these programs and actively provides them with connections, opportunities, mentorship and support. Sam also sponsors the Samuel Zell/Robert Lurie Real Estate Center at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Real Estate Center. He holds a JD degree and a BA from the University of Michigan.Sam was recognized in 2017 by Forbes as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds. That same year, Sam debuted his book, Am I Being Too Subtle? (Penguin RandomHouse), in which he shares fundamentals and philosophies that made him a self-made billionaire.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Sam Zell invests in
Stages Sam Zell invests in
Countries Sam Zell invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 2 (67%)
- Medical 1 (33%)
- Hospital 1 (33%)
- Analytics 1 (33%)
- Pharmaceutical 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Series B 1 (33%)
- Series C 1 (33%)
Investments
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Covera Health
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Covera Health is a clinical analytics company, is pioneering quality-based solutions for payers and providers that enable the measurement and delivery of high-quality care. The company's services include analyzing clinical datasets in unique ways to drive the emerging science of quality and partner with doctors to help them deliver, enablingemployers and payers to improve patient outcomes and reduce inappropriate healthcare spend. | Series A / Feb 19, 2019 | |
UrgentRx
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UrgentRx is a line of fast-acting, portable OTC medications providing right now relief and addressing the unmet needs of today’s busy, on-the-go consumer. UrgentRx Fast Powders come in an innovative, fast-acting flavored powder format available in convenient, single-dose, credit-card sized packets for easier portability and accessibility. Theflavored powders can be taken without water, providing immediate relief whenever and wherever needed. Initially developed for heart attack victims, UrgentRx currently produces medications for everyday ailments such as headaches, aches and pains, allergies, heartburn, and upset stomach.UrgentRx was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States. | Series C / Apr 17, 2014 | |
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UrgentRx
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UrgentRx is a line of fast-acting, portable OTC medications providing right now relief and addressing the unmet needs of today’s busy, on-the-go consumer. UrgentRx Fast Powders come in an innovative, fast-acting flavored powder format available in convenient, single-dose, credit-card sized packets for easier portability and accessibility. Theflavored powders can be taken without water, providing immediate relief whenever and wherever needed. Initially developed for heart attack victims, UrgentRx currently produces medications for everyday ailments such as headaches, aches and pains, allergies, heartburn, and upset stomach.UrgentRx was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States. | Series B / Apr 02, 2013 |
Co-Investors
About Equity Group Investments
Equity Group Investments (EGI) is a 50+-year-old, Chicago-based private investment firm founded by Sam Zell.
Equity Group Investments Contacts
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Jennifer Flandina
Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Philip Tinkler
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer
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Sam Zell
Founder, Chairman
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Alicja Kolendo
Tax Director
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David Weinberg
Advisor – Real Estate
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What does Sam Zell invest in?
Sam Zell invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Hospital startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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