Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
private equity (including portfolio companies)
Subsidy Total:
$3,407,427,107
Number of Awards:
3,319
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 |
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Apollo Global Management | $621,104,537 | 166 |
Riverstone Holdings | $470,847,933 | 71 |
Energy Capital Partners | $248,706,974 | 46 |
Blackstone | $159,681,961 | 63 |
Cerberus Capital Management | $145,651,931 | 100 |
Bridgewater Associates | $145,000,000 | 2 |
Onex | $142,728,768 | 75 |
Searchlight Capital | $135,000,000 | 3 |
Mid Oaks Investments | $130,260,586 | 29 |
EQT AB | $121,287,896 | 46 |
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Location | Subsidy Source | Year | Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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Staples Contract and Commercial Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2013 | $2,180 | tax credit/rebate | |
Belk, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $202,978 | enterprise zone | |
STAPLES CONTRACT & COMMERCIAL INC | Sycamore Partners Management | California | state | 2015 | $12,973 | training reimbursement | |
STE MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2015 | $2,782,192 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2015 | $2,907 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2015 | $59,941 | tax credit/rebate | |
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Ltd. | Sycamore Partners Management | United States | federal | 2015 | $1,936,684 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
STAPLES OFFICE SUPERSTORE EAST INC | Sycamore Partners Management | Maine | state | 2016 | $52,912 | property tax abatement | |
Belk, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $23,188 | tax credit/rebate | |
United Stationers Supply Co. | Sycamore Partners Management | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $32,220 | tax credit/rebate | |
Belk Administration Company | Sycamore Partners Management | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $35,670 | tax credit/rebate | |
Belk, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $41,126 | tax credit/rebate | |
Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2004 | $16,320 | enterprise zone | |
Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2004 | $16,680 | enterprise zone | |
Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2003 | $46,500 | enterprise zone | |
Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2003 | $46,500 | enterprise zone | |
Staples the Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2002 | $31,000 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2004 | $35,625 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2003 | $46,500 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2004 | $1,457,823 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2005 | $1,569,553 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2008 | $1,036,864 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2009 | $1,250,383 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2010 | $1,095,710 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2002 | $946,000 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2003 | $1,365,545 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2011 | $1,153,864 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2012 | $1,002,624 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2013 | $783,126 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2014 | $515,764 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2015 | $248,929 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. FKA Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2001 | $10,500 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. FKA Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2002 | $58,500 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, Tthe Office Superstore, East FKA Staples, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2002 | $738,000 | enterprise zone | |
United Stationers Supply Co | Sycamore Partners Management | Oregon | state | 2016 | $58,130 | property tax abatement | |
United Stationers Supply Company | Sycamore Partners Management | Oregon | state | 2016 | $53,673 | property tax abatement | |
STE MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2016 | $2,936,037 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2016 | $2,907 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2016 | $6,567 | tax credit/rebate | |
Coldwater Creek Inc | Sycamore Partners Management | West Virginia | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
STAPLES THE OFFICE SUPERSTORE WEST, INC. | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2016 | $1,157 | tax credit/rebate | |
STAPLES CONTRACT & COMMERCIAL, INC. | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2016 | $1,211 | tax credit/rebate | |
STAPLES THE OFFICE SUPERSTORE WEST, INC. | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2017 | $2,759 | tax credit/rebate | |
STAPLES CONTRACT & COMMERCIAL, INC. | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2017 | $6,652 | tax credit/rebate | |
STAPLES OFFICE SUPERSTORE EAST INC | Sycamore Partners Management | Maine | state | 2017 | $54,579 | property tax abatement | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2017 | $2,011,307 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2017 | $23,253 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2017 | $42,919 | tax credit/rebate | |
Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2018 | $5,641 | tax credit/rebate | |
Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2018 | $3,233 | tax credit/rebate | |
Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2018 | $2,799 | tax credit/rebate | |
Coldwater Creek Inc | Sycamore Partners Management | West Virginia | state | 2008 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
STAPLES OFFICE SUPERSTORE EAST INC | Sycamore Partners Management | Maine | state | 2018 | $44,033 | property tax abatement | |
STAPLES OFFICE SUPERSTORE EAST INC | Sycamore Partners Management | Maine | state | 2019 | $44,033 | property tax abatement | |
Belk Administration Company | Sycamore Partners Management | North Carolina | state | 2018 | $28,257 | tax credit/rebate | |
Belk Administration Company | Sycamore Partners Management | North Carolina | state | 2019 | $22,250 | tax credit/rebate | |
Belk Administration Co. | Sycamore Partners Management | North Carolina | state | 2017 | $22,155 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2019 | $1,918,911 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2018 | $1,857,347 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2019 | $23,253 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2018 | $23,253 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2019 | $260,999 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2018 | $159,210 | tax credit/rebate | |
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES LTD. | Sycamore Partners Management | Washington | state | 2018 | $30,484 | tax credit/rebate | |
CoSentry.Net, LLC | TA Associates | Nebraska | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
CoSentry | TA Associates | South Dakota | state | 2011 | $1,000 | training reimbursement | |
Coaxis | TA Associates | Oregon | state | 2005 | $30,525 | training reimbursement | |
Digicert | TA Associates | Utah | state | 2011 | $1,890 | training reimbursement | |
Medsolutions, Inc. | TA Associates | Tennessee | state | 2012 | $85,760 | training reimbursement | |
MedSolutions, Inc. | TA Associates | Florida | state | 2005 | $312,279 | tax credit/rebate | |
MedSolutions, Inc. | TA Associates | Florida | state | 2006 | $465,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
CoSentry | TA Associates | Kansas | state | 2012 | $114,567 | grant | |
CoSentry Holdings, Inc. & Subsidiaries | TA Associates | Nebraska | state | 2019 | $361,380 | tax rebate | |
Compuware Corp. | Thoma Bravo | Michigan | multiple | 1999 | $100,000,000 |
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Instructure, Inc. | Thoma Bravo | Utah | state | 2013 | $1,892,969 | tax credit/rebate | |
Compuware Corporation | Thoma Bravo | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $9,891 | tax credit/rebate | |
Compuware Corporation | Thoma Bravo | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $13,831 | tax credit/rebate | |
Compuware Corporation | Thoma Bravo | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $9,891 | tax credit/rebate | |
Ellie Mae, Inc. | Thoma Bravo | Nebraska | state | 2014 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Compuware Corporation | Thoma Bravo | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $13,831 | tax credit/rebate | |
Barracuda Networks | Thoma Bravo | Michigan | state | 2013 | $85,150 | property tax abatement | |
Barracuda Networks | Thoma Bravo | Michigan | state | 2013 | $2,898,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Barracuda Networks | Thoma Bravo | Michigan | state | 2018 | $750,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Compucom Systems Inc. | Thomas H. Lee Partners | Kentucky | state | 2010 | $1,400,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Material Handling Systems Inc. | Thomas H. Lee Partners | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $360,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Amscan, Inc. | Thomas H. Lee Partners | New York | local | 2004 | $398,180 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
PARTY CITY CORPORATION | Thomas H. Lee Partners | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
PARTY CITY CORPORATION | Thomas H. Lee Partners | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
PARTY CITY CORPORATION | Thomas H. Lee Partners | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
Material Handling Systems, Inc. | Thomas H. Lee Partners | United States | federal | 2014 | $500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Party City | Thomas H. Lee Partners | United States | federal | 2016 | $1,475,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Material Handling Systems, Inc. | Thomas H. Lee Partners | United States | federal | 2016 | $1,291,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
PARTY CITY | Thomas H. Lee Partners | United States | federal | 2017 | $1,410,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
CompuCom Systems, Inc. | Thomas H. Lee Partners | South Carolina | state | 2017 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Dialogic Corporation | TowerBrook Capital Partners | New Jersey | state | 1997 | $861,600 | grant | |
American Tire Distributors, Inc. | TPG Capital | North Carolina | state | 2009 | $161,401 | tax credit/rebate | |
American Tire Distributors, Inc. | TPG Capital | North Carolina | state | 2010 | $302,274 | tax credit/rebate | |
Sierra Holdings, Inc | TPG Capital | Oregon | state | 2010 | $4,875 | tax credit/rebate | |
Galleon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | TPG Capital | Pennsylvania | state | 2009 | $31,749 | tax credit/rebate | |
Galleon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | TPG Capital | Pennsylvania | state | 2010 | $33,662 | tax credit/rebate | |
Golden Brothers, Inc. | TPG Capital | Pennsylvania | state | 2010 | $5,513 | tax credit/rebate |
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