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 |
---|---|---|
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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Company | Parent | Location | Subsidy Source |
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Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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Yahoo! BF II | Apollo Global Management | New York | local | 2015 | $6,614,186 | tax credit/rebate | |
Covanta Hempstead Company | EQT AB | New York | local | 2015 | $15,807,577 | tax credit/rebate | |
Athens Generating Co LLP | Riverstone Holdings | New York | local | 2015 | $23,563,788 | tax credit/rebate | |
Tower Automotive Operations | KPS Capital Partners, LP | Illinois | state | 2015 | $75,661 | tax credit/rebate | |
Southern Illinois Riverboat/Casino Cruises, Inc. | Apollo Global Management | Illinois | state | 2015 | $64,250 | tax credit/rebate | |
Tower Automotive Operations | KPS Capital Partners, LP | Illinois | state | 2015 | $6,997 | tax credit/rebate | |
Carleton Technologies, Inc. | Advent International | Maryland | state | 2015 | $11,686 | tax credit/rebate | |
Carestream Health, Inc. | Onex | New York | state | 2015 | $1,339,708 | enterprise zone | |
Carestream Health, Inc. | Onex | New York | state | 2015 | $1,339,708 | enterprise zone | |
Empire Generating Co, LLC | Energy Capital Partners | New York | state | 2015 | $320,818 | enterprise zone | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2015 | $184,118 | enterprise zone | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2015 | $239,861 | enterprise zone | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2015 | $351,794 | enterprise zone | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2015 | $351,794 | enterprise zone | |
Jetro Management & Development Corp. | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | state | 2015 | $27,344 | enterprise zone | |
National Bedding Company, LLC | Advent International | New York | state | 2015 | $64,415 | enterprise zone | |
National Bedding Company, LLC | Advent International | New York | state | 2015 | $64,415 | enterprise zone | |
National Bedding Company, LLC | Advent International | New York | state | 2015 | $257,746 | enterprise zone | |
NBTY, Inc. | Carlyle Group | New York | state | 2015 | $138,030 | enterprise zone | |
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. | Carlyle Group | New York | state | 2015 | $1,494 | enterprise zone | |
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. | Carlyle Group | New York | state | 2015 | $1,494 | enterprise zone | |
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. | Carlyle Group | New York | state | 2015 | $1,494 | enterprise zone | |
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. | Carlyle Group | New York | state | 2015 | $1,494 | enterprise zone | |
Remington Arms Company, LLC | Cerberus Capital Management | New York | state | 2015 | $3,045 | enterprise zone | |
Save A Lot | Onex | New York | state | 2015 | $14,125 | enterprise zone | |
Staples, The Office Superstore East, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | New York | state | 2015 | $248,929 | enterprise zone | |
Sterigenics US LLC | Warburg Pincus | New York | state | 2015 | $30,963 | enterprise zone | |
Unifrax I, LLC fka Unifrax Corporation | American Securities LLC | New York | state | 2015 | $35,737 | enterprise zone | |
Barnes & Noble | Elliott Management | Virginia | local | 2015 | $9,270 | tax credit/rebate | |
Barnes & Noble | Elliott Management | Virginia | local | 2015 | $4,569 | tax credit/rebate | |
CARLETON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS INC | Advent International | Washington | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
CARLETON TECHNOLOGIES INC | Advent International | Washington | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
GKN AEROSPACE CHEM-TRONICS INC | Melrose Industries | Washington | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
SELMET INC | Warburg Pincus | Washington | state | 2015 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Co. | American Industrial Partners | Mississippi | state | 2015 | $200,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
Portillo's Food Service, Inc. | Berkshire Partners | Illinois | state | 2015 | $118,947 | tax credit/rebate | |
COVANTA LANCASTER INC | EQT AB | Oklahoma | state | 2015 | $645,111 | tax credit/rebate | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, LLC #3 (2010) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2015 | $11,549 | multiple | |
Jetro Cash and Carry Enterprises, LLC #4 (2012) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2015 | $10,798 | multiple | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. #2 (2005) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2015 | $1,186 | multiple | |
NORTH PACIFIC PAPER COMPANY, LLC | One Rock Capital Partners | Washington | state | 2015 | $530,555 | tax credit/rebate | |
NORTHWEST HARDWOODS, INC. | Littlejohn & Co. | Washington | state | 2015 | $253,246 | tax credit/rebate | |
PORT TOWNSEND PAPER CORPORATION | Lindsay Goldberg | Washington | state | 2015 | $239,918 | tax credit/rebate | |
American Medical Response of CT, Inc. | KKR & Co. | Connecticut | state | 2015 | $25,740 | tax credit/rebate | |
Williams Lea | Advent International | West Virginia | state | 2015 | $15,367 | training reimbursement | |
COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION | EQT AB | New York | State | 2015 | $5,107,030 | tax credit/rebate | |
The Fresh Market, Inc. | Apollo Global Management | Florida | State | 2015 | $68,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Party City | Thomas H. Lee Partners | United States | federal | 2016 | $1,475,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
ENVIVA LP | Riverstone Holdings | United States | federal | 2016 | $33,652 | federal grant | |
Team Health, Inc. | Blackstone | Tennessee | state | 2016 | $230,000 | grant | |
Motel 6 | Blackstone | United States | federal | 2016 | $2,300,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
MOTEL 6 RED BLUFF | Blackstone | United States | federal | 2016 | $1,900,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | Roark Capital | United States | federal | 2016 | $1,809,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Dunkin' Donuts | Roark Capital | United States | federal | 2016 | $1,071,000 | 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 | |
Motel 6 | Blackstone | United States | federal | 2016 | $2,233,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
IMTT HOLDINGS LLC | Riverstone Holdings | United States | federal | 2016 | $76,892 | federal grant | |
IMTT HOLDINGS LLC | Riverstone Holdings | United States | federal | 2016 | $223,243 | federal grant | |
IMTT HOLDINGS LLC | Riverstone Holdings | United States | federal | 2016 | $312,077 | federal grant | |
IMTT HOLDINGS LLC | Riverstone Holdings | United States | federal | 2016 | $388,079 | federal grant | |
IMTT HOLDINGS LLC | Riverstone Holdings | United States | federal | 2016 | $615,427 | federal grant | |
IMTT HOLDINGS LLC | Riverstone Holdings | United States | federal | 2016 | $910,419 | federal grant | |
PORTS AMERICA CHESAPEAKE LLC | Oaktree Capital Management | United States | federal | 2016 | $282,556 | federal grant | |
PORTS AMERICA INC | Oaktree Capital Management | United States | federal | 2016 | $31,553 | federal grant | |
PORTS AMERICA INC | Oaktree Capital Management | United States | federal | 2016 | $368,369 | federal grant | |
JDA Software Inc. | New Mountain Capital | Arizona | state | 2016 | $350,000 | grant | |
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC | KPS Capital Partners, LP | Kentucky | state | 2016 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC | KPS Capital Partners, LP | Kentucky | state | 2016 | $25,000 | training reimbursement | |
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC | KPS Capital Partners, LP | Kentucky | state | 2016 | $200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
CTA Acoustics, Inc. | Cerberus Capital Management | Kentucky | state | 2016 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
Dealer Tire, LLC | Lindsay Goldberg | Ohio | state | 2016 | $1,457,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Sterigenics U.S., LLC | Warburg Pincus | Ohio | state | 2016 | $714,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Jamba Juice Company | Roark Capital | Texas | state | 2016 | $800,000 | grant | |
Arclin, Inc. | Lone Star Funds | Wisconsin | state | 2016 | $750,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. | Roark Capital | Tennessee | local | 2016 | $474,589 | property tax abatement | |
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. | Roark Capital | Tennessee | local | 2016 | $369,242 | property tax abatement | |
Commonwealth Industries, Inc | Oaktree Capital Management | United States | federal | 2016 | $50,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2016 | $500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Pexco Llc | AEA Investors | United States | federal | 2016 | $600,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Playpower, Inc. | Littlejohn & Co. | United States | federal | 2016 | $1,500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Vertellus Performance Chemicals, LLC | Wind Point Partners | United States | federal | 2016 | $4,500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc. | American Securities LLC | United States | federal | 2016 | $13,500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
GKN Driveline Newton, LLC | Melrose Industries | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $1,764,000 | grant | |
Associated Materials, LLC | Hellman & Friedman | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $50,000 | grant | |
GKN Driveline North America, Inc. | Melrose Industries | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $58,000 | grant | |
GKN Driveline North America, Inc. | Melrose Industries | North Carolina | state | 2016 | $1,710,000 | grant | |
ADT, LLC | Apollo Global Management | Florida | local | 2016 | $21,000 | grant | |
Garda USA, Inc | BC Partners | Florida | local | 2016 | $36,859 | grant | |
Innophos, Inc. | One Rock Capital Partners | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $115,094 | property tax abatement | |
Cornerstone Chemical Company | Littlejohn & Co. | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $239,515 | property tax abatement | |
Cornerstone Chemical Company | Littlejohn & Co. | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $585,236 | property tax abatement | |
Cornerstone Chemical Company | Littlejohn & Co. | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $691,564 | property tax abatement | |
Cornerstone Chemical Company | Littlejohn & Co. | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $716,537 | property tax abatement | |
Gardner Denver Thomas | KKR & Co. | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $42,113 | property tax abatement | |
ASAP Industries, LLC | Ares Management | Louisiana | state | 2016 | $262,395 | property tax abatement | |
EDDIE BAUER LLC | Golden Gate Capital | Maine | state | 2016 | $4,290 | property tax abatement | |
SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC AND SUBSIDIA | Cerberus Capital Management | Maine | state | 2016 | $410,516 | property tax abatement | |
PORTS AMERICA MAINE INC | Oaktree Capital Management | Maine | state | 2016 | $1,617 | property tax abatement | |
STAPLES OFFICE SUPERSTORE EAST INC | Sycamore Partners Management | Maine | state | 2016 | $52,912 | property tax abatement | |
PETSMART INC | BC Partners | Maine | state | 2016 | $14,453 | property tax abatement | |
PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES STORES INC | CVC Capital Partners | Maine | state | 2016 | $23,964 | property tax abatement |
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