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Sam Zell. Samuel Zell (born Shmuel Zielonka; September 28, 1941 – May 18, 2023) was an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist primarily engaged in real estate investment. Companies founded by or controlled by Zell include Equity Residential, Equity International, EQ Office, Covanta, Tribune Media, and Anixter .
May 18, 2023 · Sam Zell, the Chicago real-estate magnate whose knack for buying up distressed assets turned him into a billionaire and earned him the nickname “grave dancer,” died on Thursday, his company ...
May 18, 2023 · Sam Zell in 2012. He called himself “the grave dancer,” celebrating his own sow’s-ear-to-silk-purse triumphs as a high-stakes speculator who found opportunities where others saw only stress.
Apr 4, 2023 · Sam Zell was the forefather of the modern real estate investment trust, or REIT. He died in May 2023 at age 81. The son of Polish refugees, Zell's family escaped by train hours before Hitler's ...
May 18, 2023 · Sam Zell, who made his billions resurrecting troubled businesses that ran the gamut from bicycles to real estate, has died at 81.. His death was announced by Chicago-based Equity Residential, the ...
May 18, 2023 · Billionaire Sam Zell, who built a real estate empire and was known for his bets on distressed assets, died at the age of 81 due to complications from a recent illness, a statement from his private ...
May 19, 2023 · The Bottom Line. Sam Zell was born in Highland Park, Ill. on Sept. 28, 1941, and died on May 18, 2023, at 81. Zell is survived by his wife Helen; his sister Julie Baskes; three children Kellie ...
