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The Yucaipa Companies, LLC is a Los Angeles-based holding company founded in 1986 by Ronald Burkle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/yucaipa-cos-history/ )〕 It specializes in private equity and venture capital, with a focus on middle-market companies, growth capital, industry consolidation, leveraged buyouts, and turnaround investments. It generally invests $25–$300 million in companies with $300–$500 million in revenues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=23465 )〕 Yucaipa has a history of leveraged buyouts in supermarket and grocery chains, beginning with Jurgensen's Markets in 1986. After several standalone investments in the late 1980s, it went on to lead the consolidation of West Coast retail that occurred during the 1990s due in part to the rise of discount centers like Wal-Mart.〔 In October 2014, The Yucaipa Companies acquired British retailer Tesco's Fresh & Easy chain five years after it had entered the U.S. market. == History == * 1987: Food 4 Less grocery franchise of Kansas City acquired for $35 million * 1989: Boys Markets acquired for $375 million * 1991: Alpha Beta California supermarket chain acquired for $271 million * 1994: Smitty's Phoenix-based supermarket operator acquired for $138 million * 1994: Ralphs Grocery Co. Southern California supermarket chain acquired for $1.5 billion; Alpha Beta and Boys outlets subsequently rebranded as Ralphs * * 1997: Ralphs/Food 4 Less merged with Fred Meyer * * * 1998: Fred Meyer sold to Kroger for $8 billion * 1995: Dominick's, a Chicago-based grocery store chain, acquired for $750 million * * 1998: Dominick's sold for $1.85 billion to Safeway * 1999: invests $3 million in GameSpy, and $25 million in Cyrk, Inc. * 2004: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yucaipa Companies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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