Location London, England, United Kingdom Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage Number of Exits
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After graduating from Princeton University in 1972 with a B.A. in history, Greg Abbott joined the family business, Ithaca Industries, Inc., a private label manufacturer of pantyhose, men's and women's underwear and T-shirts. In 1979, at age 29, Greg Abbott was named chairman and CEO and over the next seven years the company's
customer base grew to over 400 (including Wal-Mart, Sears, Nike, Target, Mervyns, Evan Picone) and Ithaca Industries became the nation's largest private label manufacturer. After negotiating a leveraged buyout of the company with Merrill Lynch Greg Abbott departed to become a private investor and writer.
