Eli M. Black | |
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| Born | Elihu Menashe Blachowicz April 9, 1921 |
| Died | February 3, 1975 (aged 53) New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Eli Menashe Blachowitz |
| Education | Yeshiva University (BA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Shirley Lubell |
| Children | 2, including Leon Black |
| Family | Benedict 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.
...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....