Arnold H. Aronson, former chairman and chief...

Arnold H. Aronson, former chairman and chief executive of the Bullock’s department store chain in Southern California, has organized a company that will specialize in acquiring retailing businesses through leveraged buyouts.

The new company, A. Aronson & Co. Inc., has a business affiliation with the New York-based investment banking firm Adler & Shaykin, one of the nation’s leading firms specializing in management-led leveraged buyouts.

Aronson, whose retail career spans more than 25 years, has also served as chairman and chief executive of Louisville, Ky.-based Batus Retail Group and Saks Fifth Avenue.