L.A.'s largest private companies: ranked by 2003 revenues.

L.A.'S LARGEST PRIVATE COMPANIES

Ranked by 2003 Revenues

Rank    Company (Ranking in 2004)                      Revenues
        * address                                     (millions)
                                                        * 2004
                                                        * 2003
                                                * Through June 30, 2005

   1    Platinum Equity LLC (2)                         $8,000
        360 N. Crescent Drive                           $4,500
        Beverly Hills 90210                             $3,600
   2    MDFC Holding Co. (1)                             6,250
        1 Dole Drive                                     5,607
        Westlake Village 91362                           3,469
   3    Capital Group Cos. (3) (1)                       5,600
        333 S. Hope St.                                   NA
        Los Angeles 90071                                 NA
   4    Cook Inlet Energy Supply LLC (4)                 3,400
        10100 Santa Monica Blvd., 18th Floor             2,800
        Los Angeles 90067                                 NA
   5    J.F. Shea Co. Inc. (7)                           3,079
        655 Brea Canyon Road                             2,597
        Walnut 91789                                      NA
   6    Unified Western Grocers Inc. (6)                 3,040
        5200 Sheila St.                                  2,731
        Commerce 90040                                   1,426
   7    A-Mark Financial Corp. (5) (1)                   2,800
        100 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor                   NA
        Santa Monica 90401                                NA
   8    California Dairies Inc. (10)                     2,540
        11709 E. Artesia Blvd.                           1,920
        Artesia 90701                                     NA
   9    Trader Joe's Co. Inc. (8)'                       2,500
        800 S. Shamrock Ave.                              NA
        Monrovia 91016                                    NA
  10    Consolidated Electrical Distributors             2,364
          Inc. (9) (2)                                    NA
        31356 Via Colinas, Suite 107                      NA
        Westlake Village 91362

Rank            Profile                        Description
        * L.A. County employees
        * companywide employees
          * year established

   1              NA               mergers, acquisitions and operations
                43,000
                 1995
   2              554               holding company for Dole Food Co.
                67,680                   and Castle & Cooke inc.
                 2003
   3             1,450                    investment management
                 7,400
                 1931
   4              71                   energy trading and marketing
                 same
                 1989
   5              NA                 general contractor, homebuilder,
                 3,000                 heavy construction, property
                 1958                   evelopment and management
   6             1,525                wholesale grocery distributor
                 2,780
                 1922
   7              112                financial services, trading and
                 same              marketing of precious metals, coins
                 1965
   8              95                    milk marketing cooperative
                  565
                 1999
   9              NA                specialty food and beverage retail
                  NA                              chain
                 1958
  10              NA                 electrical products distributor
                  NA
                 1957

Rank    Controlling Stakeholder(s)          Profile
                * name(s)                * L.A. Offices
            * percentage owned        * Countywide offices
                                           * Web site

   1             Tom Gores                     1
                   100%                        5
                                       platinumequity.com
   2         David H. Murdock                  7
                   100                        181
                                            dole.com
   3        senior management                  3
                   100                         20
                                          capgroup.com
   4       Inupiut Energy Corp.                1
                    51                        same
                                         cook-inlet.com
   5          Shea families                    1
                   100                         25
                                           jfshea.com
   6    retailer-owned cooperative             9
                   100                         17
                                         uwgrocers.com
   7               WND                         NA
                   WND                         NA
                                           amark.com
   8        655 dairy farmers                  1
                   100                         6
                                     californiadairies.com
   9               WND                         NA
                   WND                         NA
                                         traderjoes.com
  10          Colburn family                   NA
                   WND                         NA
                                         cedcareers.com

Rank    Top Local Executive
        * name
        * title
        * phone

   1    Tom T. Gores
        chairman, ceo
        [phone]
   2    David H. Murdock
        chairman, ceo
        [phone]
   3    Robert Ronus
        chairman
        [phone]
   4    Gregory L. Craig
        ceo
        [phone]
   5    John F. Shea
        chairman
        [phone]
   6    Alfred Plamann
        ceo
        [phone]
   7    Steven C. Markoff
        chairman, ceo, president
        [phone]
   8    Gary L. Korsmeier
        ceo, president
        [phone]
   9    Dan Bane
        chairman, ceo
        [phone]
  10    Keith W. Colburn
        chairman, ceo
        [phone]