Sam Zell
Sam Zell · Economics & Business
Founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments; pioneer of the modern REIT industry ('grave dancer' distressed real-estate investor).
1941, Chicago, United States — 2023
Chicago, United States
Sam Zell is recognized among Israeli contributors to Economics & Business — Founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments; pioneer of the modern REIT industry ('grave dancer' distressed real-estate investor).
Sam Zell was an American billionaire investor, the son of Jewish immigrants who fled Poland shortly before the Holocaust. He founded and chaired Equity Group Investments and is regarded as a pioneer of the modern real estate investment trust (REIT) industry, famously calling himself a "grave dancer" for buying distressed assets. He built several of the largest publicly traded REITs in the United States.
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Source: The Times of Israel
Founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments; pioneer of the modern REIT industry ('grave dancer' distressed real-estate investor).
Source: The Times of Israel
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