Eli M. Black

Eli M. Black
Born
Elihu Menashe Blachowicz

(1921-04-09)April 9, 1921
DiedFebruary 3, 1975(1975-02-03) (aged 53)
Other namesEli Menashe Blachowitz
EducationYeshiva University (BA)
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseShirley Lubell
Children2, including Leon Black
FamilyBenedict I. Lubell (brother-in-law)
Grace Borgenicht Brandt (sister-in-law)

Eli Menashe Black (April 9, 1921 – February 3, 1975) was an American businessman. He controlled the United Brands Company.[1] His son Leon Black co-founded the private equity firm Apollo Global Management.

  1. ^ "Prettying Up Chiquita". Time. September 3, 1973. Retrieved 2008-08-22. ...in the late 1960s helped combine a group of small manufacturing companies into AMK Corp. As AMK chairman, he quickly transformed the company into an $840 million-a-year giant by acquiring John Morrell & Co., an ailing meat packer. He then noticed that United Fruit was ripe for picking....