Transform Holdco LLC
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Transform Holdco LLC is the company formed to acquire and operate the remaining assets of Sears and Kmart following Sears Holdings Corporation’s bankruptcy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transform Holdco LLC canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3543636 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transform Holdco LLC Context triple: [Sears Holdings Corporation, successor, Transform Holdco LLC]
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A.
Nash Holdings LLC
Nash Holdings LLC is the private investment company owned by Jeff Bezos that acquired and oversees The Washington Post.
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B.
Icahn Enterprises
Icahn Enterprises is a diversified American holding company and investment vehicle controlled by billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, with interests spanning energy, automotive, real estate, and other sectors.
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C.
Signa Holding
Signa Holding is an Austrian-based real estate and retail investment group known for owning and managing major department store and commercial property portfolios across Europe.
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D.
Kingdom Holding Company
Kingdom Holding Company is a Saudi Arabian investment conglomerate chaired by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, known for its global portfolio spanning real estate, banking, hospitality, and media.
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E.
Forever Enterprises
Forever Enterprises is the private company that owns and operates the historic Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transform Holdco LLC Target entity description: Transform Holdco LLC is the company formed to acquire and operate the remaining assets of Sears and Kmart following Sears Holdings Corporation’s bankruptcy.
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A.
Nash Holdings LLC
Nash Holdings LLC is the private investment company owned by Jeff Bezos that acquired and oversees The Washington Post.
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B.
Icahn Enterprises
Icahn Enterprises is a diversified American holding company and investment vehicle controlled by billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, with interests spanning energy, automotive, real estate, and other sectors.
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C.
Signa Holding
Signa Holding is an Austrian-based real estate and retail investment group known for owning and managing major department store and commercial property portfolios across Europe.
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D.
Kingdom Holding Company
Kingdom Holding Company is a Saudi Arabian investment conglomerate chaired by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, known for its global portfolio spanning real estate, banking, hospitality, and media.
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E.
Forever Enterprises
Forever Enterprises is the private company that owns and operates the historic Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limited liability company
ⓘ
private company ⓘ successor company ⓘ |
| acquiredAssetsOf |
Kmart
ⓘ
linked to:
Kmart Corporation
Sears ⓘ
linked to:
Sears Holdings Corporation
|
| acquiredFrom | Sears Holdings Corporation ⓘ |
| acquisitionStructure | asset purchase from Sears Holdings estate ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Transformco ⓘ |
| businessModel | operating retail stores and monetizing real estate ⓘ |
| controls |
Kmart intellectual property portfolio
ⓘ
Sears intellectual property portfolio ⓘ
linked to:
Sears brands
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| engagesIn |
licensing of Sears and Kmart brands
ⓘ
store closures and asset sales ⓘ |
| formedAsPartOf | Sears Holdings Corporation bankruptcy proceedings ⓘ |
| formedTo |
continue limited retail operations of Sears and Kmart
ⓘ
monetize and manage Sears and Kmart real estate assets ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Eddie Lampert
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Lampert
|
| hasKeyPerson |
Eddie Lampert
ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Lampert
|
| hasMajorShareholder |
ESL Investments (through affiliates)
ⓘ
linked to:
ESL Investments
|
| headquartersLocation | Hoffman Estates, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfIncorporation | Delaware ⓘ |
| legalForm | LLC ⓘ |
| operatesInIndustry |
real estate
ⓘ
retail ⓘ |
| owns |
Kmart.com e‑commerce operations
ⓘ
Sears.com e‑commerce operations ⓘ portfolio of former Sears and Kmart real estate ⓘ remaining Kmart stores in the United States (post‑bankruptcy) ⓘ remaining Sears full-line stores in the United States (post‑bankruptcy) ⓘ |
| ownsBrand |
Craftsman (residual rights after sale to Stanley Black & Decker)
ⓘ
linked to:
Craftsman brand to Stanley Black & Decker
DieHard ⓘ Kenmore ⓘ Kmart ⓘ
linked to:
Kmart Corporation
Sears ⓘ
linked to:
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Shop Your Way ⓘ |
| ownsSubsidiary | Transform SR Brands LLC ⓘ |
| parentCompanyOf |
Kmart Corporation (post‑bankruptcy)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kmart Corporation
Sears, Roebuck and Co. (post‑bankruptcy) ⓘ
linked to:
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
|
| predecessor | Sears Holdings Corporation ⓘ |
| purpose | to acquire and operate remaining assets of Sears and Kmart after Sears Holdings bankruptcy ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | Sears Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 2018 ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Sears Holdings real estate portfolio
ⓘ
Sears Holdings retail operations ⓘ |
| tradeName | Transformco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Transform Holdco LLC Description of subject: Transform Holdco LLC is the company formed to acquire and operate the remaining assets of Sears and Kmart following Sears Holdings Corporation’s bankruptcy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.