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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCS, Inc. | Bain Capital | New York | local | 2008 | $69,670 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture | Bain Capital | Maryland | state | 2013 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| DiverseyLever | Bain Capital | Ohio | state | 1998 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Apex Tool Group, LLC | Bain Capital | South Carolina | state | 2011 | $150,000 | grant | |
| Diversey | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2011 | $27,488 | federal grant | |
| Diversey | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2012 | $809,456 | federal grant | |
| Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2007 | $600,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2008 | $600,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Bain Capital | Maryland | state | 2014 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2015 | $340,902 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Innocor, Inc. | Bain Capital | New Jersey | state | 2015 | $2,660,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Bain Capital | Maryland | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| RCS, Inc. | Bain Capital | California | local | $525,000 | loan or bond financing | ||
| Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2015 | $400,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2016 | $500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2017 | $1,700,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2017 | $7,000,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
| Apex Tool Group, LLC | Bain Capital | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $9,901 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Apex Tool Group, LLC | Bain Capital | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $14,474 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2016 | $474,486 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2016 | $510,660 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2017 | $500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2017 | $571,539 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Bain Capital | Maryland | state | 2017 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. | Bain Capital | Oklahoma | state | 2009 | $129,260 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. | Bain Capital | Oklahoma | state | 2010 | $247,462 | tax credit/rebate | |
| BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING, INC. | Bain Capital | Oklahoma | state | 2011 | $513,032 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2018 | $704,573 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Bain Capital | Maryland | state | 2018 | $225,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | state | 2004 | $500,000 | grant | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | state | 2004 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | state | 2005 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | state | 2006 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | state | 2007 | $579,142 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | state | 2008 | $337,813 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | state | 2006 | $107,000 | grant | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | state | 2005 | $250,000 | grant | |
| PETSMART, INC. | BC Partners | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| PETSMART, INC. | BC Partners | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $5,074 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $7,392 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $7,156 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $5,843 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart 390% | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $6,424 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $6,418 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $5,201 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $6,424 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $6,369 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | Oregon | state | 2007 | $6,023 | tax credit/rebate | |
| PETSMART INC | BC Partners | Maine | state | 2011 | $10,714 | property tax abatement | |
| DFW/Wheatland-PETsMART | BC Partners | Texas | local | 1999 | $28,921 | property tax abatement | |
| PetsMart Inc. & Subsidiaries | BC Partners | Arizona | state | 2004 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| PetSmart , Inc. & Subsidiaries | BC Partners | Arizona | state | 2005 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Petsmart, Inc. & Subsidiaries | BC Partners | Arizona | state | 2006 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| PetSmart , Inc. & Subsidiaries | BC Partners | Arizona | state | 2005 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| PetSmart , Inc. & Subsidiaries | BC Partners | Arizona | state | 2005 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Petsmart, Inc. & Subsidiaries | BC Partners | Arizona | state | 2006 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| Petsmart, Inc. & Subsidiaries | BC Partners | Arizona | state | 2006 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| PetsMart Inc. & Subsidiaries | BC Partners | Arizona | state | 2004 | undisclosed | enterprise zone | |
| PETSMART, INC. | BC Partners | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| PETSMART, INC | BC Partners | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
| Garda USA Inc. | BC Partners | Florida | state | 2011 | $600,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Garda USA Inc. | BC Partners | Florida | state | 2011 | $100,000 | grant | |
| Intelsat | BC Partners | Virginia | state | 2013 | $1,300,000 | grant | |
| PETsMART, Inc. | BC Partners | Ohio | state | 1999 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| PetSmart, Inc. | BC Partners | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | grant | ||
| PetSmart, Inc. | BC Partners | Pennsylvania | state | $1,090,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
| Pet Smart Inc. | BC Partners | Illinois | Local | 1996 | $800,000 | tax increment financing | |
| PETSMART INC | BC Partners | Maine | state | 2015 | $11,839 | property tax abatement | |
| Intelsat | BC Partners | Virginia | state | 2015 | $50,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Garda USA, Inc | BC Partners | Florida | local | 2013 | $6,750 | grant | |
| Garda USA, Inc | BC Partners | Florida | local | 2016 | $36,859 | grant | |
| PETSMART INC | BC Partners | Maine | state | 2016 | $14,453 | property tax abatement | |
| PetSmart, Inc. | BC Partners | Pennsylvania | state | 2014 | $1,090,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Intelsat | BC Partners | Virginia | state | 2013 | $1,300,000 | grant | |
| PETSMART INC | BC Partners | Maine | state | 2017 | $14,106 | property tax abatement | |
| Garda USA Inc. | BC Partners | Florida | local | 2017 | $120,750 | grant | |
| VI-JON LABORATORIES, INC. | Berkshire Partners | Missouri | state | 2000 | $317,023 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Vi-Jon, Inc. | Berkshire Partners | Tennessee | state | 2013 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
| Portillo's Food Service, Inc. | Berkshire Partners | Illinois | state | 2014 | $88,900 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Portillo's Food Service, Inc. | Berkshire Partners | Illinois | state | 2015 | $118,947 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Portillo's Hot Dogs, LLC | Berkshire Partners | Illinois | state | 2016 | $67,285 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Fox River Foods Inc. | Blackstone | Illinois | state | 2009 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Gates Corporation | Blackstone | Illinois | state | 2009 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Fox River Foods Inc. | Blackstone | Illinois | state | 2010 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
| Gates Corporation | Blackstone | Illinois | state | 2010 | $75,139 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Gates Corporation | Blackstone | Kentucky | state | 2006 | $750,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
| NORTHCENTER FOODSERVICE LLC | Blackstone | Maine | state | 2010 | $14,993 | property tax abatement | |
| MOTEL 6 OPERATING LP | Blackstone | Maine | state | 2010 | $3,576 | property tax abatement | |
| RGIS INVENTORY SPECIALISTS | Blackstone | Michigan | local | 2000 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
| FNA Polymer Corp | Blackstone | North Carolina | state | 2008 | $1,170,497 | tax credit/rebate | |
| Sithe Energies | Blackstone | New York | local | 2003 | $15,294,929 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sithe Energies | Blackstone | New York | local | 2004 | $17,155,873 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Seneca Power Partners Project Sithe Energies, Inc. | Blackstone | New York | local | 2004 | $865,917 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sithe Energies | Blackstone | New York | local | 2005 | $17,558,774 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Seneca Power Partners Project Sithe Energies, Inc. | Blackstone | New York | local | 2005 | $950,456 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sithe Energies | Blackstone | New York | local | 2006 | $17,607,508 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Seneca Power Partners Project Sithe Energies, Inc. | Blackstone | New York | local | 2006 | $857,763 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sithe Energies | Blackstone | New York | local | 2007 | $15,633,628 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Seneca Power Partners/ Sithe Energies, Inc. | Blackstone | New York | local | 2007 | $1,059,058 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
| Sithe | Blackstone | New York | local | 2009 | $15,042,689 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement |
