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Investor profile
Investment and real estate company founded by Sam, Hiram and Irving Bloomingdale ~80 years ago to manage family assets after they sold the Bloomingdale Department Store but retained ownership of the land and building. Active investor across all classes with particular emphasis on real estate, private equity and hedge fund investments. Chairman & President: John L. Ernst. EVP & COO: John Fletcher. Directors include Edgar M. Cullman Sr., Edgar M. Cullman Jr. (Culbro), and F. Mike Danziger (Griffin Land & Nurseries). Distinct from Culbro LLC despite overlapping family directors.
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