Investment Summary

Equity Group Investments Invests In Able Freight Services

On October 5, 2020, private equity firm Equity Group Investments invested in transportation company Able Freight Services

Investment Highlights
  • This is Equity Group Investments’ 4th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Equity Group Investments’ 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Equity Group Investments’ 3rd transaction in California.

Investment Summary
Date 2020-10-05
Target Able Freight Services
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) Equity Group Investments
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)

Target

Able Freight Services

Los Angeles, California, United States
Able Freight Services is a provider of airfreight forwarding services with a focus on time-sensitive perishable goods. Able Freight’s cold chain transportation and logistics services include air freight, ocean freight, warehousing/cold storage, brokerage, e-commerce, and related technology services. Able Freight Services was founded in 1993 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Investor

Equity Group Investments

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equity Group Investments is a private investment group formed by Sam Zell. The Firm looks for opportunistic investments in a variety of sectors including energy, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, transportation, media, and real estate. Equity Group Investments was established in 1969 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 17
Sector (Transportation) 4 of 6
Type (Growth Capital) 7 of 11
State (California) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 11 of 15
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-10 Alpine Summit Energy Partners

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Alpine Summit Energy Partners is an energy investment management platform with a highly experienced technical and operating team to provide direct and unique investor access to oil and gas investment opportunities. Alpine Summit Energy Partners is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-20 Paper Transport

De Pere, Wisconsin, United States

Paper Transport is a Wisconsin-based for-hire truckload carrier that offers regional truckload, dedicated truckload, intermodal and logistics services. Paper Transport has operations throughout the Midwest and Southern U.S. and holds a strong track record with shippers of paper products and consumer goods, including many global brands and Fortune 500 companies. Paper Transport was founded in 1990 and is based in De Pere, Wisconsin.

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