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CES Family of Companies
CES Family of Companies is a Chicago-based company that provides food equipment, supplies, and services to various sectors. Its offerings include food...
CES Family of Companies
CES Family of Companies is a Chicago-based company that provides food equipment, supplies, and services to various sectors. Its offerings include food equipment, packaging, expendables, and maintenance services for the food service, retail grocery, hospitality, convenience stores, and meat processing industries. The company serves these sectors through its presence in Chicago, Illinois.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
1901
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Chicago
Corporate office
Chicago, IL, United States
Principals
Joseph P. Kennedy
Founder
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who founded CES Family of Companies, and how was the original wealth created?
Joseph P. Kennedy founded the firm in 1901. The original wealth derived from merchant banking activities, most notably through syndicating financing for Hollywood film studios and theater chains during the industry's early expansion. This gave the firm a structural position in entertainment financing that prefigured modern media-focused private equity.
What asset classes does CES Family of Companies invest in?
Deployment concentrates on three primary asset classes: commercial real estate, private credit, and direct equity investments in operating companies. Within real estate, the focus is on income-producing office, retail, and industrial properties, predominantly in the Midwest. Private credit activity skews toward senior secured lending to middle-market businesses, while equity investments favor control-oriented positions.
Is CES Family of Companies still involved in media and entertainment?
Specific current holdings in media and entertainment are not publicly disclosed. However, given the firm's historic depth in film financing and its multi-decade holding patterns, ongoing exposure to content production or distribution assets is plausible. The firm does not publicize its portfolio, so any current media positions remain unconfirmed.
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