Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
private equity (including portfolio companies)
Subsidy Total:
$2,392,822,263
Number of Awards:
3,057
Time Period:
Earliest year of data: 1988. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this industry are for the period since 2011.
Notes:
The dollar total above adjusts for the fact that there is an overlap between the amounts in one or more Megadeal entries and those of one or more of the other entries. The total includes only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
| Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Riverstone Holdings | $438,303,190 | 42 |
| Energy Capital Partners | $176,495,627 | 29 |
| Blackstone | $157,548,357 | 60 |
| Cerberus Capital Management | $156,378,705 | 334 |
| Onex | $142,710,404 | 76 |
| Searchlight Capital | $135,069,042 | 4 |
| Mid Oaks Investments | $126,377,386 | 28 |
| Bridgewater Associates | $115,000,000 | 1 |
| Thoma Bravo | $103,780,594 | 8 |
| Apollo Global Management | $89,922,620 | 149 |
Individual Subsidy Records:
| Company | Parent | Location | Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value |
Loan/Bailout Value |
Type of Subsidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc. | KKR & Co. | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $115,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Unifrax I, LLC fka Unifrax Corporation | American Securities | New York | state | 2002 | $115,725 | enterprise zone | |
| Natures Bounty | KKR & Co. | New York | local | 2003 | $116,131 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sithe | Blackstone | New York | local | 2013 | $116,178 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| SAMSON RESOURCES CORP | KKR & Co. | Oklahoma | state | 2008 | $116,205 | grant | |
| Life Time Fitness | Leonard Green & Partners | Colorado | state | 2019 | $116,655 | tax credit/rebate | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $116,753 | property tax abatement | |
| Save-A-Lot Distribution Center | Onex | New York | local | 2005 | $116,835 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| NBTY Inc. / New Measures, LLC | Carlyle Group | New York | local | 2013 | $116,877 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Ascend Performance Materials | SK Capital Partners | Florida | state | 2011 | $118,204 | training reimbursement | |
| Ascend Performance Materials, LLC | SK Capital Partners | Florida | state | 2011 | $118,204 | training reimbursement | |
| VLST | TPG Capital | Washington | state | 2008 | $118,500 | tax credit/rebate | |
| ATTACHMATE CORPORATION | Golden Gate Capital | Washington | state | 2012 | $118,560 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Portillo's Food Service, Inc. | Berkshire Partners | Illinois | state | 2015 | $118,947 | tax credit/rebate | |
| REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY LLC | Cerberus Capital Management | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $119,367 | tax credit/rebate | |
| MERCURY PAYMENT SYSTEMS | Silver Lake | Colorado | state | $119,513 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2014 | $119,952 | enterprise zone | |
| PRA International | KKR & Co. | Pennsylvania | state | $120,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| VWR International LLC | New Mountain Capital | Pennsylvania | state | $120,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| Green Line Polymers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | American Securities | Pennsylvania | state | $120,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| Garda USA Inc. | BC Partners | Florida | local | 2017 | $120,750 | grant | |
| Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2012 | $121,037 | enterprise zone | |
| Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2012 | $121,037 | enterprise zone | |
| Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc. | American Securities | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $121,047 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Safeway, Inc | Cerberus Capital Management | Colorado | state | $123,250 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| SAMSON RESOURCES CORP | KKR & Co. | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $123,383 | grant | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $124,875 | property tax abatement | |
| Northampton Generating Co., LP | Carlyle Group | Pennsylvania | state | $125,000 | training reimbursement | ||
| Five Below, Inc. | Advent International | Delaware | state | 2010 | $125,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| HOVENSA LLC | Arclight Capital Partners | United States | federal | 2007 | $125,000 | federal grant | |
| NBTY - Carwright LoopNatures Bounty | Carlyle Group | New York | local | 2005 | $125,108 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Vertellus Specialties Inc | Wind Point Partners | New Jersey | state | 2011 | $125,190 | grant | |
| SAMSON RESOURCES CORP | KKR & Co. | Oklahoma | state | 2008 | $125,703 | grant | |
| Osmose Holdings, Inc. | Oaktree Capital Management | New York | state | 2008 | $126,500 | enterprise zone | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $127,363 | property tax abatement | |
| SAMSON RESOURCES CO #2 | KKR & Co. | Oklahoma | state | 2012 | $127,976 | grant | |
| AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE OFSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | KKR & Co. | California | state | 2017 | $128,400 | training reimbursement | |
| Albertson's Inc. | Cerberus Capital Management | Louisiana | local | 2001 | $129,122 | enterprise zone | |
| BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. | Bain Capital | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $129,260 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Carestream Health Inc. | Onex | New York | local | 2015 | $129,512 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Payless Shoesource, Inc. | Golden Gate Capital | New York | state | 2002 | $131,351 | grant | |
| Gardner Denver Thomas | KKR & Co. | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $132,073 | property tax abatement | |
| Save-a-Lot | Onex | New York | local | 2007 | $132,394 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Save-a-Lot | Onex | New York | local | 2015 | $132,661 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Save-a-Lot | Onex | New York | local | 2016 | $132,661 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Champion Bus, Incorporated | American Industrial Partners | Michigan | state | 2010 | $133,000 | property tax abatement | |
| CEVA Logistics | Apollo Global Management | Florida | state | 2011 | $133,224 | training reimbursement | |
| NBTY, Inc. | Carlyle Group | New York | state | 2014 | $134,271 | enterprise zone | |
| NORTH PACIFIC PAPER CORP | One Rock Capital Partners | Washington | state | 2006 | $134,440 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. | KKR & Co. | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $134,715 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BlueLinx | Cerberus Capital Management | New York | local | 2007 | $134,737 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| HOVENSA LLC | Arclight Capital Partners | United States | federal | 2008 | $135,120 | federal grant | |
| SAMSON RESOURCES CORP | KKR & Co. | Oklahoma | state | 2007 | $136,378 | grant | |
| Save-a-Lot | Onex | New York | local | 2017 | $136,491 | tax credit/rebate | |
| EAGLE PICHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Apollo Global Management | United States | federal | 2002 | $136,642 | federal grant | |
| EAGLE PICHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Apollo Global Management | United States | federal | 2002 | $136,642 | federal grant | |
| SAMSON RESOURCES CORP | KKR & Co. | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $136,685 | grant | |
| J Crew, Inc. | TPG Capital | Virginia | state | 2013 | $137,900 | training reimbursement | |
| SAMSON RESOURCES CORP | KKR & Co. | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $137,982 | grant | |
| Osmose Holdings Inc. | Oaktree Capital Management | New York | state | 2007 | $138,000 | enterprise zone | |
| NBTY, Inc. | Carlyle Group | New York | state | 2015 | $138,030 | enterprise zone | |
| CAPSUGEL | KKR & Co. | South Carolina | state | 2006 | $138,237 | training reimbursement | |
| Arclin U.S.A., Inc. | Lone Star Funds | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $139,009 | property tax abatement | |
| SAFEWAY INC | Cerberus Capital Management | Washington | state | 2016 | $139,746 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GKN Driveline Bowling Green, Inc. | Melrose Industries | Ohio | state | 2010 | $140,482 | tax credit/rebate | |
| INC Research, Inc. | Carlyle Group | North Carolina | state | 2008 | $141,558 | tax credit/rebate | |
| SAFEWAY INC. | Cerberus Capital Management | Washington | state | 2017 | $141,777 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NBTY, Inc. | Carlyle Group | New York | state | 2008 | $142,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Albertson's Inc. | Cerberus Capital Management | Louisiana | local | 2001 | $142,848 | enterprise zone | |
| RelaDyne LLC | Audax Group | Ohio | state | 2015 | $143,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2003 | $144,100 | enterprise zone | |
| Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2003 | $144,100 | enterprise zone | |
| Safeway Inc. | Cerberus Capital Management | District of Columbia | state | 2015 | $144,468 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Paradigm Precision Holdings | Carlyle Group | Arizona | state | 2009 | $144,984 | training reimbursement | |
| BlueLinx | Cerberus Capital Management | New York | local | 2008 | $145,130 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Unifrax Corporation | Clearlake Capital | New York | state | 2005 | $145,972 | enterprise zone | |
| Osmose Holdings, Inc. | Oaktree Capital Management | New York | state | 2012 | $146,023 | enterprise zone | |
| Clipper Windpower, Inc. 05-EZ-30 | Platinum Equity | Iowa | state | 2005 | $146,152 | enterprise zone | |
| BlueLinx Corp. (Georgia Pacific) | Cerberus Capital Management | New York | local | 2006 | $146,312 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Safeway, Inc. | Cerberus Capital Management | Oregon | state | 2013 | $146,360 | tax credit/rebate | |
| National Bedding Company, LLC | Advent International | New York | state | 2010 | $147,000 | enterprise zone | |
| Web.com Group, Inc. | General Atlantic | Pennsylvania | state | 2016 | $148,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PORTS AMERICA INC | Oaktree Capital Management | United States | federal | 2018 | $148,438 | federal grant | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $148,620 | property tax abatement | |
| Save-a-Lot | Onex | New York | local | 2008 | $148,946 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| GKN Driveline North America Inc | Melrose Industries | Michigan | state | 2014 | $149,000 | property tax abatement | |
| Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2012 | $149,387 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc | KKR & Co. | Iowa | state | 2006 | $150,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Styron, LLC | Bain Capital | Pennsylvania | state | $150,000 | grant | ||
| IPC Information Systems,Inc | Silver Lake | New York | state | 2002 | $150,000 | grant | |
| Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., | TPG Capital | New York | state | 2002 | $150,000 | grant | |
| Jo-Ann Stores Supply Chain Management, Inc. ~ New | Leonard Green & Partners | Alabama | state | 2008 | $150,000 | grant | |
| GKN Westland Aerospace Inc. ~ Exp | Melrose Industries | Alabama | state | 2008 | $150,000 | grant | |
| Five Below Inc. | Advent International | Pennsylvania | state | $150,000 | grant | ||
| SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC | KKR & Co. | Ohio | state | 2008 | $150,000 | grant | |
| Fleetwood RV, Inc. | American Industrial Partners | Indiana | state | 2010 | $150,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Stant USA Corp. | H.I.G. Capital | Indiana | state | 2011 | $150,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Northwest Hardwoods, Inc. | Littlejohn & Co. | Pennsylvania | state | $150,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| ChromalloyCastings Tampa | Carlyle Group | Florida | state | 2013 | $150,000 | grant | |
| CEVA Logistics US, Inc. | Apollo Global Management | Pennsylvania | state | $150,000 | grant | ||
| Apex Tool Group, LLC | Bain Capital | South Carolina | state | 2011 | $150,000 | grant |
