RLJ Cos.
About RLJ Cos.
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000, Bethesda, Md. 20814
www.rljcompanies.com
| 301-280-7700
| Founded: 2005
Industry: Financial Services | Category: Top Private Companies
RLJ Cos. is Robert L. Johnson's privately held portfolio of companies in the financial services, real estate, hospitality, professional sports, film, automotive and gaming industries. In the past year, his Urban Trust Bank expanded to 11 branches in Wal-Mart stores. RLJ Development raised $1.2 billion for a private-equity fund investing in hotels. Johnson teamed with Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, to create minority-owned auto dealerships. And RLJ Equity Partners, teaming with the Carlyle Group, closed a $150 million private-equity fund.
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 275 | Local employees: 80Did You Know
RICH GUYS: Johnson, who owns the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, says he has more African American millionaires on his payroll than any other minority-owned company in the country.
