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Whole Foods Market

Austin, Texaswww.wholefoodsmarket.com/1expert edge

Multinational organic and natural grocery retailer founded in 1980 and acquired by Amazon in 2017; operates 500+ stores with 105,000+ employees and $17B+ in annual revenue.

Why interesting to a deal team

LGP founder stake and board participation; institutional PE investment with strategic exit to Amazon; market leadership in premium natural foods; deal experience at founder-backed PE investment scale.

Experts connected to this company

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Jonathan Seiffer

Senior Partner

Leonard Green & Partners

Fund GPLos Angeles

Three-decade LGP senior partner who has led consolidation platforms (SRS Distribution, Mister Car Wash) directly analogous to a home-services rollup thesis.

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