The Yucaipa Companies

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The Yucaipa Companies

COMPANY

Private equity vehicle of billionaire Ronald W. Burkle. In the 1990s, it acquired several grocery store chains, merging them together into Fred Meyer Stores, which it then sold to Kroger for $8B.

Industry:
Private Equity

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
Los Angeles, CA

Sales:
$617M (2007)

Employees:
11,000 (2007)

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ronald W. Burkle Business c. 1953 Supermarket Billionaire

John T. Standley Business c. 1964 CEO of Pathmark Stores

EXTRANEOUS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Bill Clinton Head of State 19-Aug-1946 42nd US President, 1993-2001

Jesse Jackson Activist 8-Oct-1941 Rainbow Coalition

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