Article: L.A.'S 100 largest private companies: ranked by 2007 revenues.(THE LIST)(Los Angeles)(Company rankings)

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THE 100 largest private companies headquartered in Los Angeles County repotted combined revenue of $85 billion in 2007, up $5.2 billion from a year ago.

Platinum Equity held the top spot, followed closely by David Murdock's holding company for Dole Food Co. and Castle & Cooke Inc. Specialty food and beverage retailer Trader Joe's Co. Inc., investment manager Capital Group Cos. and electrical products distributor Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc. round out the top five.

One company from last year's list no longer appears due to its acquisition. New Age Electronics Inc., a distributor of information technology and ...

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