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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Confectionary Company | Ares Management | Massachusetts | state | 2003 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. | Ares Management | New York | local | 2008 | $18,106 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. | Ares Management | New York | local | 2011 | $97,727 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $337,782 | property tax abatement | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $635,631 | property tax abatement | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $92,737 | property tax abatement | |
| Future Food Corp. | Ares Management | Connecticut | state | 2012 | $98,517 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. | Ares Management | New York | local | 1998 | $455,954 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | Ares Management | California | local | 2012 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | Ares Management | California | local | 2012 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | Ares Management | California | local | 2012 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| GTRC Services, Inc. | Ares Management | Indiana | state | 2012 | $1,500,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Guitar Center Stores Inc. | Ares Management | Indiana | state | 2008 | $200,000 | training reimbursement | |
| GTRC Services, Inc. | Ares Management | Indiana | state | 2012 | $200,000 | training reimbursement | |
| INSIGHT GLOBAL INC | Ares Management | California | local | 2012 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. | Ares Management | Pennsylvania | state | $453,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc | Ares Management | Pennsylvania | state | $375,000 | grant | ||
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $347,979 | property tax abatement | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2013 | $13,508 | property tax abatement | |
| Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. | Ares Management | New York | local | 2012 | $66,678 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| GUITAR CENTER STORES INC | Ares Management | Maine | state | 2014 | $4,686 | property tax abatement | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $82,239 | property tax abatement | |
| ASAP Industries LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | local | 2014 | $124,875 | property tax abatement | |
| THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LLC | Ares Management | Texas | state | 2003 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LLC | Ares Management | Texas | state | 2009 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. | Ares Management | New York | local | 2013 | $72,021 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| GUITAR CENTER STORES INC | Ares Management | Maine | state | 2015 | $2,995 | property tax abatement | |
| St. Joseph Energy Partners LLC | Ares Management | Indiana | local | 2015 | $60,000,000 |
MEGADEAL  |
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| ASAP Industries, LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $227,692 | property tax abatement | |
| ASAP Industries, LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2015 | $10,099 | property tax abatement | |
| Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. | Ares Management | New York | local | 2014 | $74,737 | tax credit/rebate | |
| ASAP Industries, LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $262,395 | property tax abatement | |
| GUITAR CENTER STORES INC | Ares Management | Maine | state | 2016 | $4,150 | property tax abatement | |
| Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. | Ares Management | New York | local | 2015 | $94,630 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. | Ares Management | New York | local | 2016 | $37,362 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GUITAR CENTER STORES INC | Ares Management | Maine | state | 2017 | $2,920 | property tax abatement | |
| GTRC Services, Inc. | Ares Management | Indiana | state | 2019 | $1,500,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Spartech Plastics Company | Arsenal Capital Partners | Oregon | state | 2010 | $16,882 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Spartech | Arsenal Capital Partners | Mississippi | state | 2009 | $3,740 | training reimbursement | |
| Spartech Industries | Arsenal Capital Partners | Mississippi | state | 2010 | $4,883 | training reimbursement | |
| SPARTECH PLASTICS LLC | Arsenal Capital Partners | Ohio | state | 2008 | $30,000 | grant | |
| Spartech Polycom, Inc. | Arsenal Capital Partners | Indiana | state | 2013 | $235,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Spartech Polycom, Inc. | Arsenal Capital Partners | Indiana | state | 2013 | $75,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Spartech Polycom, Inc. | Arsenal Capital Partners | Ohio | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Igm Resins Charlotte Inc. | Arsenal Capital Partners | United States | federal | 2011 | $750,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Arsenal Capital Partners | Arsenal Capital Partners | Georgia | local | 2015 | $1,255,940 | tax increment financing | |
| Curt Manufacturing Inc. | Audax Group | Wisconsin | state | 2011 | $400,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Curt Manufacturing, Incorporated | Audax Group | Wisconsin | state | 2011 | $625,000 | grant | |
| Source Refrigeration & HVAC, Inc. | Audax Group | Florida | state | 2008 | $90,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Curt Manufacturing Inc. | Audax Group | Wisconsin | state | 2012 | $400,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AP Exhaust Technologies, Inc. | Audax Group | North Carolina | state | 2012 | $22,777 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AP Exhaust Technologies, Inc. | Audax Group | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $12,626 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AP Exhaust Technologies, Inc. | Audax Group | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $3,521 | tax credit/rebate | |
| RelaDyne LLC | Audax Group | Ohio | state | 2015 | $143,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Curt Manufacturing, Inc. | Audax Group | Wisconsin | state | 2011 | $625,000 | grant | |
| AP Exhaust Holdings, Inc. | Audax Group | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $4,610 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AP Exhaust Holdings, Inc. | Audax Group | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $21,096 | tax credit/rebate | |
| AP Exhaust Holdings, LLC | Audax Group | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $10,212 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Organogenesis, Inc | Avista Capital Partners | Massachusetts | state | 2011 | $457,899 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Organogenesis, Inc | Avista Capital Partners | Massachusetts | state | 2012 | $240,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| ORGANOGENESIS | Avista Capital Partners | United States | federal | 2000 | $1,027,521 | federal grant | |
| BMC SOFTWARE, INC. | Bain Capital | California | state | 2010 | $11,731 | training reimbursement | |
| Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | Bain Capital | Georgia | state | 2010 | $360,000 | grant | |
| Carry-On Trailer, Inc. | Bain Capital | Iowa | state | 2005 | $307,500 | loan or bond financing | |
| DIVERSEY CORPORATION | Bain Capital | Michigan | local | 1992 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| DIVERSEY CORPORATION | Bain Capital | Michigan | local | 1993 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Styron LLC | Bain Capital | Michigan | state | 2010 | $160,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Styron LLC | Bain Capital | Michigan | state | 2010 | $716,000 | property tax abatement | |
| Styron LLC | Bain Capital | Michigan | state | 2010 | $328,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Styron LLC | Bain Capital | Michigan | state | 2010 | $4,096,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Styron LLC | Bain Capital | Michigan | state | 2010 | $353,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Styron LLC | Bain Capital | Michigan | state | 2010 | $480,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| GYMBOREE RETAIL STORE, INC. | Bain Capital | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| RCS Inc. | Bain Capital | New York | local | 2006 | $58,645 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| RCS, Inc. | Bain Capital | New York | local | 2007 | $48,338 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| RCS, Inc. | Bain Capital | New York | local | 2009 | $6,058 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Glen-Gery Corporation | Bain Capital | Pennsylvania | state | $64,000 | training reimbursement | ||
| Styron, LLC | Bain Capital | Pennsylvania | state | $86,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| Styron, LLC | Bain Capital | Pennsylvania | state | $150,000 | grant | ||
| BMC Software Texas LP | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 1999 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2000 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #1 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2001 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #2 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2001 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #3 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2001 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #1 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2002 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #2 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2002 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #3 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2002 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #1 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #2 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| BMC Software Texas LP #3 | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2003 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| Carry-On Trailer | Bain Capital | Nevada | state | 2006 | $42,892 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BMC Software, Inc. | Bain Capital | Texas | state | 2009 | $402,123 | training reimbursement | |
| Carry-On Trailer | Bain Capital | Nevada | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Carry-On Trailer | Bain Capital | Iowa | state | 2007 | $240,624 | training reimbursement | |
| Apex Tool Group | Bain Capital | Arkansas | state | 2011 | $13,000 | training reimbursement | |
| STYRON,LLC | Bain Capital | Michigan | local | 2011 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| RCS, Inc. | Bain Capital | New York | local | 2010 | $2,400 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| GYMBOREE RETAIL STORE, INC. | Bain Capital | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| Bobs Discount Furniture | Bain Capital | Massachusetts | state | 2003 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Danaher Tool Group | Bain Capital | Massachusetts | state | 1995 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| RCS, Inc. | Bain Capital | New York | local | 2008 | $69,670 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement |
