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Chicago's Largest Privately Held Companies CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS • APriL 17, 2017 23 CRAIN’S LIST UPS AND DOWNS Combined, the 346 companies grew 10.9 percent on average. TOP 20 COMPANIES BY INCREASE CHICAGO’S LARGEST IN REVENUE FROM 2015 Home Chef 856.7%* Windy City Motorcycle Group 211.8% PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES A. Epstein & Sons 157.6% Magellan Ranked by 2016 revenue. Crain’s estimates are in gray. *Company estimate. 2016 revenue Full-time local 139.1% (millions); employees as Development Group 2016 % change from of 12/31/16; FCL Builders rank Company/headquarters Phone/website Top executive 2015 worldwide Type of business 131.4% 1 1 STATE FARM MUTUAL 309-766-2311 Michael L. Tipsord $76,100.0 15,000 Insurance, banking and Outcome Health 104.1%** 1 AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. StateFarm.com Chairman, president, CEO 0.5% 70,000 mutual funds Bloomington Nelson Westerberg 80.2% 2 HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORP. 312-653-6000 Paula Steiner $35,000.0 6,700 Health insurer Premier Design & 2 Chicago HCSC.com President, CEO NC 22,000 Build Group 72.2% 3 REYES HOLDINGS LLC 847-227-6500 M. Jude Reyes, $24,000.0 1,400 Food and beverage PT Holdings 3 Rosemont ReyesHoldings.com J. Christopher Reyes NC 22,000 distributor 66.2% Co-chairmen Guaranteed Rate 60.9% 5 TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC 847-676-3030 Randall J. Skoda $14,600.0 375 Supplier to supermarkets 4 Elk Grove Village Topco.com President, CEO -4.6% 461 and food-service companies Clune Constuction 59.1% 6 HAVI GROUP LP 630-353-4200 Russ Smyth $9,750.0 700 Supply chain, packaging 5 Downers Grove Havi.com CEO, general partner 2.6% 10,000 and marketing Avant 54.6% 7 MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC. 847-949-5500 Charlie N. Mills $9,200.0 2,940 Manufacturer and distribu- Federal Savings Bank 6 Northfield Medline.com CEO 13.6% 15,635 tor of medical supplies 53.1% 8 OSI GROUP LLC 630-851-6600 Sheldon Lavin $6,100.0* 1,779 Developer of fast-food, food- OSM Worldwide 52.4%** 7 Aurora OSIGroup.com Chairman, CEO NC 19,500 service and retail food items 9 EBY-BROWN CO. LLC2 630-778-2800 Richard W. Wake, $5,300.0 600 Wholesale distributor of Executive Construction 52.1% 8 Naperville Eby-Brown.com Thomas G. Wake 1.9% 2,150 convenience products Co-presidents Allsta 45.5% 10 WALSH GROUP LTD. 312-563-5400 Daniel J. Walsh, $5,296.7 1,500 General contractor, de- Lakeshore 9 Chicago WalshGroup.com Matthew M. Walsh 7.0% 6,000 sign-builder, construction Recycling Systems 45.2%*** Co-chairmen manager SMS Assist 42.9%*** 11 ACE HARDWARE CORP. 630-990-6600 John Venhuizen $5,125.5 NA Retail hardware cooperative 10 Oak Brook AceHardware.com President, CEO 1.6% 4,467 Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide 40.2% 15 WIRTZ CORP.3 312-943-7000 W. Rockwell “Rocky” $3,500.0 1,385 Beverage distribution, real 11 Chicago WirtzCorp.com Wirtz, chairman 29.6% 3,560 estate, insurance; Chicago Leopardo 39.6% Blackhawks 12 AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC.2 312-645-1700 W. Robert Reum $3,274.9 477 Manufacturer of railroad, 20 COMPANIES BY DECREASE IN 12 Chicago Amsted.com Chairman, president, CEO -19.1% 15,600 construction and building REVENUE FROM 2015 materials 14 KOCH FOODS INC. 847-384-5940 Joseph C. Grendys $3,000.0 1,250 Supplier of fresh and frozen -9.4% QST Industries 13 Park Ridge KochFoods.com CEO NC 13,000 poultry Microdynamics Group 18 HEICO COS. LLC 312-419-8220 E.A. Roskovensky $2,650.0 580 Metal processing, construc- -9.5% 14 Chicago HeicoCompanies.com President, CEO 10.4% 10,000 tion and air cargo -11.3% Tuthill 17 BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP3, 4 312-861-8000 Richard Hammett $2,620.0 700 Law firm 15 Chicago BakerMcKenzie.com North America managing 7.8% 12,700 -11.8% Patrick Dealer Group partner 16 FOLLETT CORP.5 800-365-5388 Ray A. Griffith $2,559.2 2,498 Retailer and wholesaler of -12.5% Parent Petroleum 16 Westchester Follett.com President, CEO 2.0% 5,093 education materials -14.3% First Hospitality Group 20 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP6 312-862-2000 Jeffrey C. Hammes $2,350.0 1,424 Law firm 17 Chicago Kirkland.com Chairman 2.0% 3,712 -14.9% RIM Logistics 21 MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO. 630-834-9600 James A. Delaney III $2,155.0 NA Wholesale supplier of 18 Elmhurst McMaster.com President NC 4,100 industrial products -15.0% Cramer-Krasselt 23 TRUE VALUE CO. 773-695-5000 John Hartmann $2,073.7 822 Retail hardware cooperative Marketing Innovators 19 Chicago TrueValueCompany.com President, CEO 2.0% 2,164 -15.3% International 22 ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES INC.2, 7 312-275-1600 Barry Zekelman $2,000.0* 450* Steel pipe and tube products -15.6%*** Sipi Metals 20 Chicago JMCsteel.com CEO NC 1,800* 24 CENTRAL GROCERS INC.7 815-553-8800 Ken Nemeth $1,980.0 650 Grocery wholesaler with -16.1% DoAll 21 Joliet Central-Grocers.com President, CEO 1.9% 2,600 retail locations 25 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP 312-853-7000 Larry A. Barden $1,928.09 NA Law firm -16.3% Rabine Group 22 Chicago Sidley.com Chairman, executive 3.3% 3,720 committee -17.7%*** O’Neil Industries 28 CC INDUSTRIES INC. 312-855-4000 William H. Crown $1,900.0 400 Diversified manufacturing -19.1% Amsted Industries 23 Chicago GreatDaneTrailers.com President, CEO 15.2% 8,000 and distribution 19 INLAND REAL ESTATE GROUP 630-218-8000 Daniel L. Goodwin $1,900.0 800 Commercial real estate, -19.3%*** Inland Real Estate Group 23 OF COS. Oak Brook InlandGroup.com Chairman, CEO -19.3% 1,100 investment, property management, leasing -19.8% Schi Hardin New RSM US LLP10, 11 312-634-3400 Joseph M. Adams $1,845.0 1,300 Provider of audit, tax and 25 Chicago RSMUS.com Managing partner, CEO 12.8% 8,900 consulting services focused -22.3% BBMC Mortgage on the middle market -23.0% Bigane Paving 26 FRANK CONSOLIDATED 847-699-7000 James S. Frank $1,800.0 633 Automotive fleet 26 8 Des Plaines Wheels.com CEO -0.1% 681 management ENTERPRISES INC. -26.5% Graycor 36 CLAYCO INC. 312-658-0747 Robert G. Clark $1,691.0 720 Real estate development, 27 Chicago ClayCorp.com Chairman, CEO 25.3% 1,785 architecture, engineering, -29.0%*** Gas Depot design-build, construction 29 NEWLY WEDS FOODS INC. 773-489-7000 Charles T. Angell $1,654.0 650 Manufacturer of food *The bar for Home Chef is not drawn to scale. 28 Chicago NewlyWedsFoods.com President 6.3% 3,403 coatings and seasonings **Company estimate ***Crain’s estimate Source: Crain’s lists Continued on Page 24 24 APriL 17, 2017 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS LOCATION, LOCATION CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES COUNTIES WHERE THE PRIVATELY 2016 revenue Full-time local (millions); employees as HELD COMPANIES ARE BASED 2016 % change from of 12/31/16; rank Company/headquarters Phone/website Top executive 2015 worldwide Type of business 229 Cook 33 GRANT THORNTON LLP12 312-856-0200 J. Michael “Mike” $1,650.0 913 Audit, tax and advisory 62 DuPage 29 Chicago GrantThornton.com McGuire, CEO 13.8% 8,495 services 32 HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD. 312-665-0479 Martin P. Hughes $1,649.7 503 Insurance brokerage 27 Lake 30 Chicago HubInternational.com Chairman, CEO 12.1% 9,558 11 Kane 31 NAPLETON AUTOMOTIVE 630-530-3955 Edward F. Napleton $1,640.5 812 Auto dealership group 9 Will 31 GROUP Oakbrook Terrace EdNapleton.com President, CEO 9.8% 2,065 6 McHenry 40 MADISON INDUSTRIES13 312-277-0156 Larry W. Gies $1,522.0 703 Industrial holding company 1 Lake, Ind. 32 Chicago Madison.net Chairman, president, CEO 21.5% 7,825 1 McLean 30 TTX CO. 312-853-3223 Thomas F. Wells $1,510.1 588 Provider of rail cars and 33 Chicago TTX.com President, CEO -0.7% 1,911 freight management services 128 34 MAT HOLDINGS INC. 847-821-9630 Steve W. Wang $1,470.0 359 Manufacturer of automotive companies are based in Chicago. 34 Long Grove MatholdingsInc.com Chairman, CEO 4.4% 18,722 parts, power equipment Itasca is home to 13, Elk Grove Village and lawn products and Schaumburg have nine each, and 35 WHITE LODGING 219-472-2900 Bruce W. White $1,450.0 2,025 Hotel ownership, develop- Oak Brook has eight. 35 Merrillville WhiteLodging.com Chairman, CEO 3.6% 8,500 ment and management 38 BOLER CO. 630-773-9111 Matthew J. Boler $1,327.0 150 Manufacturer of truck and THE THREE LARGEST COMPANIES IN 36 Itasca Hendrickson-Intl.com Chairman, president, CEO 3.7% 4,000 trailer suspension systems EACH OF THE SIX AREA COUNTIES 46 BDO USA LLP3 312-856-9100 Wayne Berson $1,290.0 463 Accounting, assurance, tax, fi- By 2015 revenue 37 Chicago BDO.com CEO 22.9% 67,731 nancial advisory, risk advisory and consulting services COOK COUNTY 9 Health Care Service Corp. 39 MAYER BROWN LLP 312-782-0600 Paul W. Theiss $1,260.0 NA Law firm 38 Chicago MayerBrown.com Chairman 0.2% 3,080 $35.00 billion 41 HEARTHSIDE FOOD SOLUTIONS 630-967-3600 Rich G. Scalise $1,241.0 400 Food contract manufac- Reyes Holdings 39 LLC Downers Grove HearthsideFoods.com Chairman, CEO 5.1% 7,500 turing $24.00 billion 42 DUCHOSSOIS GROUP INC. 630-501-2300 Craig J. Duchossois $1,215.0 750 Access control products and Topco Associates 40 Elmhurst Duch.com CEO 4.7% 4,600 private equity $14.60 billion 49 BERLIN PACKAGING LLC 800-723-7546 Andrew T.
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