26 APRIL 28, 2008 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS FOCUS: PRIVATE COMPANIES The game CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES Ranked by 2007 revenue of operation Revenue Full-time Company 2007 employees Phone 2006 Chicago/ Patients aren’t the only Web address Address Top executive (millions) % change worldwide Type of business ones who benefit from doc- tors’ ability to perform new 1 REYES HOLDINGS LLC 9500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. J. Christopher Reyes $9,700.0 15.5% 385 Food and beverage distributor and increasingly sophisticated (847) 227-6500 Suite 700 M. Jude Reyes $8,400.0 9,000 operations. As surgeons fine- www.reyesholdings.com Rosemont 60018 Co-chairmen tune their techniques, they TOPCO ASSOCIATES LLC 7711 Gross Point Road Steven K. Lauer $8,852.0 20.5% 340 Buys food products on behalf of need more specialized tools. 2 (847) 676-3030 Skokie 60077 President, CEO $7,348.0 400 supermarket retailers, wholesalers Revenue at Medline Indus- www.topco.com and food-service companies tries Inc., which makes med- CDW CORP. 300 N. Milwaukee Ave. John A. Edwardson $8,145.0 20.0% 4,094 Computer hardware, software and ical products, has risen 12% 3 NEW! (847) 465-6000 Vernon Hills 60061 Chairman, CEO $6,785.5 6,300 accessories to 15% a year since 1976, www.cdw.com WENT PRIVATE IN OCTOBER 2007 reaching $2.81 billion last year. GLOBAL HYATT CORP. 71 S. Wacker Drive Mark S. Hoplamazian $8,114.0 13.9% 3,902 Hospitality 4 (312) 750-1234 Chicago 60606 President, CEO $7,122.0 83,700 Medline sells 100,000 prod- www.hyatt.com ucts such as sterile surgical in- struments, gloves, face masks, 5 RYERSON INC. 2621 W. 15th Place Neil S. Novich $6,000.0 1.6% NA Metal processor and distributor gowns and wheelchairs to hos- NEW! (773) 762-2121 Chicago 60608 Chairman, president, CEO $5,908.9 5,400 pitals and health care facilities. www.ryerson.com WENT PRIVATE IN OCTOBER 2007 Its biggest-seller, with $600 TRIBUNE CO. 435 N. Michigan Ave. Samuel Zell $5,063.0 -8.2% 3,913 Media million in annual sales, is sur- 6 NEW! (312) 222-9100 Chicago 60611 Chairman, CEO $5,517.7 17,186 gical trays—the instruments, www.tribune.com WENT PRIVATE IN DECEMBER 2007 sutures and other supplies a OSI GROUP LLC 1225 Corporate Blvd. Sheldon Lavin $4,850.0 10.2% 1,700 Develops and processes food surgeon needs to perform an 7 (630) 851-6600 Aurora 60505 Chairman, president, CEO $4,400.0 20,000 for consumer brands and major operation. Doctors order the www.osigroup.com food-service companies tools and brands they want in their kits and Medline workers EBY-BROWN CO. LLC1 280 W. Shuman Blvd. Richard W. Wake $4,500.0 2.3% 550 Wholesale distributor of convenience assemble them. 8 (630) 778-2800 Naperville 60563 Thomas G. Wake $4,400.0 2,275 products “A surgeon wants to do as www.eby-brown.com Co-presidents many surgeries as he can in a ACE HARDWARE CORP. 2200 Kensington Court Ray A. Griffith $3,970.0 1.0% 1,000 Retailer-owned hardware cooperative day,” says Ray Swaback, pres- 9 (630) 990-6600 Oak Brook 60523 President, CEO $3,930.0 4,800 ident of sales. “Pre-assembled www.acehardware.com trays cut down the time it WALSH GROUP 929 W. Adams St. Matthew M. Walsh $3,574.8 22.0% 1,500 General contractor, design-builder, takes to turn the room for the 10 (312) 563-5400 Chicago 60607 CEO $2,929.0 5,500 construction manager next operation.” www.walshgroup.com Medline wants annual rev- 1 180 N. Stetson St. W. Robert Reum $2,845.0 -5.2% 600 Manufacturer of railroad, construction enue to hit $5 billion in five AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC. 11 (312) 645-1700 Suite 1800 Chairman, president, CEO $3,000.0 9,050 and building materials years and expects new mar- www.amsted.com Chicago 60601 kets will help take it there. These include medical prod- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC. 1 Medline Place Charlie N. Mills $2,806.0 12.2% 2,170 Manufacturer and distributor of ucts distributors in Europe 12 (847) 949-5500 Mundelein 60060 CEO $2,500.0 5,545 medical supplies that are importing American www.medline.com products while the dollar is HEICO COS. LLC 70 W. Madison St. Emily Heisley Stoeckel $2,500.0 -9.1% 550 Buyout/turnaround firm specializing weak, and retailers like Wal- 13 (312) 419-8220 Suite 5600 Chairman $2,750.0 10,000 in manufacturing companies green Co. and Wal-Mart Chicago 60602 Stores Inc., which are increas- FOLLETT CORP.2 2233 West St. Christopher D. Traut $2,369.0 8.5% 2,458 Retail and wholesale distribution of ingly stocking their shelves 14 (708) 583-2000 River Grove 60171 President, CEO $2,184.0 8,405 education materials with home health care sup- www.follett.com plies for the elderly, such as walkers and elevated toilet 15 INLAND REAL ESTATE GROUP OF COS. 2901 Butterfield Road Daniel L. Goodwin $2,297.6 14.2% 999 Commercial real estate developer seats. (630) 218-8000 Oak Brook 60523 Chairman, CEO $2,011.5 1,255 and financier www.inlandgroup.com Samantha Stainburn SOLO CUP CO. 1700 Old Deerfield Road Robert M. Korzenski $2,106.0 -15.4% 2,229 Manufacturer and distributor 16 (847) 831-4800 Highland Park 60035 President, CEO $2,489.9 8,740 of disposable consumer and www.solocup.com food-service products TRUE VALUE CO. 8600 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Lyle G. Heidemann $2,041.0 -0.4% 882 Wholesale and retail hardware 17 (773) 695-5000 Chicago 60631 President, CEO $2,050.0 2,607 www.truevaluecompany.com ALTIVITY PACKAGING LLC 1500 Nicholas Blvd. George V. Bayly $2,040.0 3.0% 1,125 Manufacturer of packaging, recycled 18 (888) 343-5334 Elk Grove Village 60007 Chairman, CEO $1,980.0 7,800 paperboard, inks and coatings www.altivity.com MERGED WITH GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORP. TO FORM GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO. IN MARCH 2008 FRANK CONSOLIDATED ENTERPRISES 666 Garland Place James S. Frank $1,888.0 -1.6% 634 Automotive fleet management 19 INC.3; (847) 699-7000 Des Plaines 60016 President $1,918.0 656 www.wheels.com ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL INC. 9301 W. 55th St. John Hamilton $1,700.0 30.8% 2,000 Manufacturer of railroad locomotives 20 NEW! (708) 387-6000 La Grange 60525 President, CEO $1,300.0 3,000 and diesel components www.emdiesels.com FREEDOMROADS LLC 250 Parkway Drive Marcus A. Lemonis $1,650.0 3.1% 160 Operates RV dealerships and 21 (847) 808-3000 Suite 320 Chairman, president, CEO $1,600.0 4,200 Camping World stores www.freedomroads.com Lincolnshire 60069 KOCH FOODS INC. 1300 Higgins Road Joseph C. Grendys $1,640.0 17.1% 1,000 Supplier of fresh and frozen poultry 22 (847) 384-5940 Suite 100 CEO $1,400.0 10,000 for food-service and retail operations www.kochfoods.com Park Ridge 60068 WIRTZ CORP. 680 N. Lake Shore Drive W. Rockwell “Rocky” Wirtz $1,400.0 5.3% NA Distribution, real estate, insurance, 23 (312) 943-7000 19th floor Chairman $1,330.0 2,900 banking; owns Chicago Blackhawks Chicago 60611 hockey team CC INDUSTRIES INC. 222 N. LaSalle St. William H. Crown $1,370.0 -21.7% 225 Holding company for diversified 24 (312) 855-4000 Suite 1000 President, CEO $1,750.0 5,000 manufacturing and real estate Chicago 60601 operations CRATE & BARREL4,5 1250 Techny Road Gordon I. Segal $1,315.0 9.6% 1,613 Home furnishings retailer 25 (847) 272-2888 Northbrook 60062 CEO $1,200.0 4,629 www.crateandbarrel.com PEPPER CONSTRUCTION GROUP1 643 N. Orleans St. J. David Pepper $1,236.6 42.9% 933 General construction and 26 (312) 266-4700 Chicago 60610 Chairman, CEO $865.4 1,342 construction management www.pepperconstruction.com Continued on Page 28 28 APRIL 28, 2008 • CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS FOCUS: PRIVATE COMPANIES NEW LEADERSHIP CRAIN’S LIST CHICAGO’S LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES Continued from Page 26 Twenty-seven companies had new Revenue Full-time top executives last year, seven more Company 2007 employees than in the previous year. Phone 2006 Chicago/ Web address Address Top executive (millions) % change worldwide Type of business No. 13 Heico Cos. MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO. 600 N. County Line Road Jay Delaney $1,200.0 NA NA Wholesale supplier of industrial LLC (Emily Heisley 27 NEW! (630) 600-3600 Elmhurst 60126 CEO NA NA products Stoeckel) www.mcmaster.com No. 23 Wirtz Corp. TRANSUNION LLC 555 W. Adams Blvd. Siddharth N. “Bobby” $1,200.0 NC 1,200 Credit data and financial services (W. Rockwell “Rocky” 27 (312) 258-1717 Chicago 60601 Mehta $1,200.0 4,100 Wirtz) www.transunion.com President, CEO Wirtz No. 27 TransUnion CENTRAL GROCERS INC.3 11100 Belmont Ave. James Denges $1,197.0 7.9% 1,700 Grocery wholesaler with retail LLC (Siddharth N. 29 (847) 451-0660 Franklin Park 60131 President, CEO $1,108.9 1,700 locations “Bobby” Mehta) www.central-grocers.com No. 29 Central DUCHOSSOIS INDUSTRIES INC. 845 N. Larch Ave. Craig J. Duchossois $1,180.0 NC 500 Defense products, garage door Grocers Inc. (James 30 (630) 279-3600 Elmhurst 60126 CEO $1,180.0 5,100 openers, venture capital and Denges) www.duch.com private-equity investments No. 39 Kimball Hill MCZ DEVELOPMENT CORP. 1555 N. Sheffield Ave. Michael J.