Wal-Mart sets private equity fund for women & minority-owned business growth
24 Oct '05
3 min read
"Aldus maintains a strong commitment to investing in minority markets and is proud to have the opportunity to invest in a select group of companies that demonstrate the promise of becoming major suppliers," said Marcellus Taylor, founding partner, Aldus Equity. "The funds, provided by Wal-Mart as well as other investors, will serve as an invaluable resource to talented minority and women entrepreneurs seeking to expand their businesses."
Aldus Equity is a Dallas-based boutique private equity advisory firm. Aldus currently manages over $1 billion of private equity assets on behalf of some of the largest pension funds in the nation including New York Common, New Mexico State Investment Council and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Since 1998, the firm's partners have directed over $5 billion of private equity investments. Aldus is proud to be an independent firm that is entirely owned by its employees.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States. The company operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the United Kingdom.
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