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Founded by Wilbur L. Ross Jr. in 2000.1
Private company
American private equity company
WL Ross & Co is a private equity company founded and based in New York by Wilbur Ross in April 2000. The company focuses on investments in financially distressed companies with undervalued stocks, in the $100 to $200 million range, usually in the United States, Asia, Korea, Ireland, Japan, France and China.2 It was founded by Wilbur L. Ross Jr.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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WL Ross & Co is a private equity company founded and based in New York by Wilbur Ross in April 2000. The company focuses on investments in financially distressed companies with undervalued stocks, in the $100 to $200 million range, usually in the United States, Asia, Korea, Ireland, Japan, France and China.2
Founded by Wilbur L. Ross Jr. in 2000.1
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