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Pritzkers prepare sale of shipping-container unit

One of America’s wealthiest clans, the Pritzker family, is continuing to shed assets with the expected sale of Triton Container International Ltd. to private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Vestar Capital, people familiar with the matter said.

The buyout shops are close to a deal to acquire the shipping-container leasing company owned by Chicago’s Pritzker family for about $1 billion, these people said.

The Pritzkers, which took the Hyatt Hotels Corp. hotel chain public in 2009, are among the wealthiest U.S. families, controlling a business empire founded by Nicholas J. Pritzker more than a century ago. Get the full story »

Irvine Co. nears deal to buy Hyatt Center

The Irvine Co. is close to an agreement to buy the 49-story Hyatt Center in Chicago for about $625 million from the Pritzkers, the storied family whose business empire includes a majority stake in the Hyatt Hotels Corp. chain, according to people familiar with the deal.

The sale of the curved tower at 71 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago, which contains about 1.5 million square feet of office space, could close as early as Friday, people said. The deal could still collapse, but if completed, the building would be one of the largest Windy City properties to trade this year. Get the full story »