Jay A. Pritzker (1922-1999)

25
Jan
The Colson Corporation

The Colson Corporation

In 1998, Jack Steinberg completed an internal history of The Marmon Group — the conglomerate built by Jay and Bob Pritzker.
22 min read
21
Jan
Darling, Fraud & Fortune

Darling, Fraud & Fortune

The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Equity Funding Corporation of America The company Fortune magazine called the fastest-growing diversified financial
33 min read
29
Dec
Robert A. Pritzker's 100-Bagger

Robert A. Pritzker's 100-Bagger

This is the story of an investment Robert (Bob) Pritzker made in his mid-twenties that earned him about 100x on
5 min read
07
Nov
Jay Pritzker, Sam Zell and Itel Corp

Jay Pritzker, Sam Zell and Itel Corp

Warren Buffett once equated equities to bonds, only with equities you have to fill in what the coupons will be.
6 min read
18
Jul
The Sweet History of Rockwood & Co.

The Sweet History of Rockwood & Co.

If you’ve studied Warren Buffett, you’ve likely come across the cocoa arbitrage story involving Rockwood & Company. Maybe
18 min read