ZELL'S WORLD

摘要

Founded in 1968, Zell's privately held "mother ship" owns stakes in i all kinds of companies, including processed-foods maker Penford Corp., environmental cleanup servicer WRScompass and energy outfits Par Petroleum, Wapiti Oil & Gas and Kuwait Energy. Zell owns a $520 million stake in this $30 billion (enterprise value) granddaddy of real estate investment trusts. The $16 billion purchase of Archstone this year helped EQR shift its focus to high-value apartments in first-class cities like New York.