Ingleside Investors
Also known as A.C. Israel Enterprises, A.C. Israel Enterprises, Inc.
Financial holding company of the Israel family (also A.C. Israel Enterprises), focused on private equity through 15+ direct investments and private equity fund commitments.
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Financial holding company of the Israel family (also known as A.C. Israel Enterprises), whose wealth came from the commodity trader ACLI and Peoples Drug. Not other companies using the name Ingleside.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Israel
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Commodity trading (ACLI) and drugstores (Lane Drug, Peoples Drug)
- HEADQUARTERS
- United States
Investment approach
- ROUTES
- Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Private equityDirect investments
- LATEST DEAL
- SwissDrones (Series B) · May 2024
Overview
Ingleside Investors, also known as A.C. Israel Enterprises, is a financial holding company that represents the investment interests of the Israel family. The family's business began in the 1890s in New Orleans as a commodity importer, which led to the trading firm ACLI. It also owned Lane Drug, later merged into Peoples Drug, and has operated as a holding company since both businesses were sold in the early 1980s. It focuses on private equity, investing directly in companies (often with partners) and in funds managed by private equity firms, and reports more than 15 current direct investments.
Holdings & investments (33)
- TWA HotelNOTABLEReal Estate & PropTech · since 2016
- CentivoNOTABLEHealthTech · since 2017
- SwissDronesNOTABLEDeep Tech · since 2024
- Six FlagsNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce · Exited 2017
- Media & Entertainment · since 2024
- Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2023
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2023
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2023
- Sunnen Products CompanyIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2023
- since 2022
- Media & Entertainment · since 2022
- Clean Water Environmental Services (CWES)since 2022
- since 2021
- HealthTech · since 2018
- Energy Water Servicessince 2018
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2017
- VolantioSoftware & SaaS · since 2016
- since 2016
- Software & SaaS · since 2015
- HDT AutomotiveIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2015
- Kawailoa Wind and SolarClimate & Energy · since 2013
- MCR Hotel PortfolioReal Estate & PropTech · since 2006
- BioPharmExited 2016 (acquired by Omnicom)
- Tennis ChannelMedia & Entertainment · Exited 2016 (acquired by Sinclair)
- HenryIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2016 (acquired by American Securities)
- ContigoConsumer & E-commerce · Exited 2014 (acquired by Newell Brands)
- HallconExited 2015 (acquired by Novacap)
- LiazonSoftware & SaaS · Exited 2013 (acquired by Towers Watson)
- FretteConsumer & E-commerce · Exited 2023
- BJG ElectronicsIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2023 (acquired by FDH Aero)
- GigaMonsterExited 2019 (investment structured as a loan)
- Gautier Steel and Gautier Specialty MetalsIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2023
- MicroporousIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2024
Classification
Family Holding. A family's holding company that owns stakes in several separate businesses or invests beyond its own group, without calling itself a family office. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
Ingleside Investors is a family holding based in the United States.
Ingleside Investors invests on behalf of the Israel family (Commodity trading (ACLI) and drugstores (Lane Drug, Peoples Drug)).
Ingleside Investors invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private equity and direct investments.
Ingleside Investors's holdings and investments include TWA Hotel, Centivo, SwissDrones, Six Flags, Kawailoa Wind and Solar, Volantio, Cube Packaging Solutions and Hissho Sushi, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Ingleside Investors is SwissDrones (Series B), announced in May 2024.