Equity Group Investments Makes Growth Investment in Paper Transport

Equity Group Investments Leads Growth Investment in Lanter Delivery Systems

July 10, 2019

Logistics & Distribution

Equity Group Investments (EGI), the private investment firm of Sam Zell, invested in and led a capital raise for Lanter Delivery Systems, a provider of overnight unattended delivery services for OEMs and industrial distributors. EGI partners Mark Sotir and Evan Harwood will join Lanter’s board as the company looks to pursue new growth opportunities across its network of nearly 100 cross-dock facilities in the U.S.; terms were not disclosed.

Equity Group Investments Invests in CIT Trucks

December 12, 2025

Trucking & Fleet

Equity Group Investments (EGI) has made an investment in CIT Trucks, a commercial truck dealer headquartered in Normal, Illinois. EGI will partner with CIT's senior management (who retain an ownership stake) to support growth and expansion across the Midwest as the current CEO retires and the president assumes the CEO role.

Equity Group Investments Partners with East Coast Warehouse

January 27, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Equity Group Investments (EGI), Sam Zell's private investment firm, announced an investment in East Coast Warehouse (ECW), a temperature-controlled third-party logistics provider. The partnership will provide capital for add-on acquisitions and strategic support as ECW expands into new geographies; ECW's senior management will remain in place and retain an ownership stake. Terms were not disclosed.

Equity Group Investments Makes Growth Investment in CraneWorks

November 1, 2023

Industrial Services

Equity Group Investments (EGI) has made an investment in CraneWorks, a Houston-based dealer and rental provider of truck-mounted and mobile cranes. The founders and senior management will remain as owners and leaders while EGI will join the board and provide capital and strategic support to fund greenfield expansion, acquisitions, and growth of equipment sales, rental, and parts & service operations.

Equity Group Investments Acquires Majority Stake in Able Freight

October 11, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

Equity Group Investments, the private investment vehicle of Sam Zell, purchased a majority stake in Able Freight, a Los Angeles-based international airfreight forwarder specializing in temperature-controlled shipments of perishables. The deal, which includes management participation from CEO Orlando Wong, positions EGI to expand its cold‑chain logistics footprint and support Able Freight’s growth across product verticals and geographies.

Greenbriar Equity Group Acquires eShipping

January 8, 2026

Logistics & Distribution

Funds managed by Greenbriar Equity Group completed the acquisition of eShipping, a tech-enabled managed transportation and logistics services provider. The private transaction will back eShipping’s expansion of its managed transportation platform and continued investment in its cloud-based technology and product capabilities; terms were not disclosed.