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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Sparton | Cerberus Capital Management | South Dakota | state | 2016 | $2,000 | grant | |
Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corporation | Platinum Equity | Texas | local | 2016 | undisclosed | property tax abatement | |
NORTH PACIFIC PAPER COMPANY, LLC | One Rock Capital Partners | Washington | state | 2016 | $551,435 | tax credit/rebate | |
NORTHWEST HARDWOODS, INC. | Littlejohn & Co. | Washington | state | 2016 | $250,461 | tax credit/rebate | |
PORT TOWNSEND PAPER CORPORATION | Lindsay Goldberg | Washington | state | 2016 | $236,847 | tax credit/rebate | |
MAAX US-Corporation | Lone Star Funds | West Virginia | state | 2016 | $32,805 | training reimbursement | |
Armstrong Hardwood Flooring | American Industrial Partners | West Virginia | state | 2016 | $5,468 | training reimbursement | |
Bridgewater Associates, LP | Bridgewater Associates | Connecticut | state | 2016 | $30,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2016 | $11,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
GKN Aerospace Florida, Inc. | Melrose Industries | Florida | state | 2016 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION | EQT AB | New York | State | 2016 | $351,222 | tax credit/rebate | |
Pexco Llc | AEA Investors | United States | federal | 2017 | $600,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc. | American Securities LLC | United States | federal | 2017 | $13,500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
GKN Driveline North America, Inc. | Melrose Industries | North Carolina | state | 2017 | $29,000 | grant | |
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY INC | Cerberus Capital Management | Arkansas | state | 2017 | $57,300 | grant | |
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY INC | Cerberus Capital Management | Arkansas | state | 2017 | $2,374,252 | grant | |
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 | $0 | $7,000,000 | grant/loan hybrid program |
REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY INC | Cerberus Capital Management | Arkansas | state | 2017 | $112,212 | training reimbursement | |
STANT | H.I.G. Capital | Arkansas | state | 2017 | $191,197 | training reimbursement | |
GKN | Melrose Industries | North Carolina | local | 2017 | $518,254 | grant | |
Five Below, Inc. | Advent International | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $462,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Five Below, Inc. | Advent International | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $900,000 | grant | |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. | KKR & Co. | Tennessee | local | 2017 | $4,558,828 | property tax abatement | |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. | KKR & Co. | Tennessee | local | 2017 | $5,873,272 | property tax abatement | |
Barnes & Noble | Elliott Management | Virginia | local | 2017 | $4,237 | tax credit/rebate | |
Gehl Foods LLC | Wind Point Partners | Wisconsin | state | 2017 | $10,000 | grant | |
MOTEL 6 | Blackstone | United States | federal | 2017 | $1,257,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
PARTY CITY | Thomas H. Lee Partners | United States | federal | 2017 | $1,410,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
COMBINED SYSTEMS, INC. | Carlyle Group | United States | federal | 2017 | $5,000,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Apollo Global Management | United States | federal | 2017 | $868,497 | federal grant | |
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | Bain Capital | United States | federal | 2017 | $500,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
Vertellus Performance Chemicals, LLC | Wind Point Partners | United States | federal | 2017 | $9,000,000 | federal loan or loan guarantee | |
CPN Wild Horse Geothermal, LLC | Energy Capital Partners | United States | federal | 2017 | $7,132,742 | federal grant | |
Life Time Fitness | Leonard Green & Partners | Colorado | state | 2017 | $283,097 | tax credit/rebate | |
Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc. | Advent International | Iowa | state | 2017 | $1,005,050 | tax credit/rebate | |
Yahoo! Inc. and its Subsidiaries | Apollo Global Management | Illinois | state | 2017 | $453,022 | tax credit/rebate | |
CTA Acoustics, Inc. | Cerberus Capital Management | Kentucky | state | 2017 | $50,000 | training reimbursement | |
Team Technologies, Inc | Clearlake Capital | Tennessee | state | 2017 | $64,000 | grant | |
Team Technologies, Inc | Clearlake Capital | Tennessee | state | 2017 | $400,000 | grant | |
Res-Care, Inc. | KKR & Co. | Kentucky | state | 2017 | $550,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
ecoATM, LLC | Apollo Global Management | Kentucky | state | 2017 | $3,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Golden Brothers, Inc. (t/a Golden Technologies) | TPG Capital | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $38,734 | tax credit/rebate | |
AP Exhaust Holdings, LLC | Audax Group | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $10,212 | tax credit/rebate | |
Onex, Inc. | Onex | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $6,484 | tax credit/rebate | |
Multi-Color Corporation | Platinum Equity | Pennsylvania | state | 2017 | $6,215 | tax credit/rebate | |
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. | CVC Capital Partners | Colorado | state | 2017 | $2,328 | tax credit/rebate | |
STAPLES THE OFFICE SUPERSTORE WEST, INC. | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2017 | $2,759 | tax credit/rebate | |
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. | CVC Capital Partners | Colorado | state | 2017 | $2,818 | tax credit/rebate | |
STAPLES CONTRACT & COMMERCIAL, INC. | Sycamore Partners Management | Colorado | state | 2017 | $6,652 | tax credit/rebate | |
Bob's Discount Furniture LLC | Bain Capital | Connecticut | state | 2017 | $571,539 | tax credit/rebate | |
GKN Aerospace Florida, Inc. | Melrose Industries | Florida | state | 2017 | $1,775,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
FXI INC | One Rock Capital Partners | Indiana | local | 2017 | $1,174,540 | property tax abatement | |
D & W FINE PACK HOLDINGS LLC | Mid Oaks Investments | Indiana | local | 2017 | $2,199,910 | property tax abatement | |
Shiloh Die Cast Midwest LLC | MiddleGround Capital | Indiana | state | 2017 | $335,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Shiloh Die Cast Midwest LLC | MiddleGround Capital | Indiana | state | 2017 | $375,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Shiloh Die Cast Midwest LLC | MiddleGround Capital | Indiana | state | 2017 | $100,000 | training reimbursement | |
Cornerstone Chemical Company | Littlejohn & Co. | Louisiana | local | 2017 | $968,135 | property tax abatement | |
Cornerstone Chemical Company | Littlejohn & Co. | Louisiana | local | 2017 | $1,521,048 | property tax abatement | |
Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Bain Capital | Maryland | state | 2017 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Cobham Holdings (US) Inc. | Advent International | Maryland | state | 2017 | $5,576 | tax credit/rebate | |
JDA Software, Inc. | New Mountain Capital | Maryland | state | 2017 | $10,913 | tax credit/rebate | |
WEST MARINE PRODUCTS | Monomoy Capital Partners | Maine | state | 2017 | $2,360 | property tax abatement | |
GUITAR CENTER STORES INC | Ares Management | Maine | state | 2017 | $2,920 | property tax abatement | |
EDDIE BAUER LLC | Golden Gate Capital | Maine | state | 2017 | $3,689 | property tax abatement | |
TRC COMPANIES INC | New Mountain Capital | Maine | state | 2017 | $4,008 | property tax abatement | |
PETSMART INC | BC Partners | Maine | state | 2017 | $14,106 | property tax abatement | |
PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES STORES INC | CVC Capital Partners | Maine | state | 2017 | $15,962 | property tax abatement | |
STAPLES OFFICE SUPERSTORE EAST INC | Sycamore Partners Management | Maine | state | 2017 | $54,579 | property tax abatement | |
SHAWS SUPERMARKETS INC AND SUBSIDIA | Cerberus Capital Management | Maine | state | 2017 | $368,375 | property tax abatement | |
West Corporation and Subsidiaries | Apollo Global Management | Nebraska | state | 2017 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS USA I LLC | KPS Capital Partners, LP | Ohio | state | 2017 | $63,048 | grant | |
Garda USA Inc. | BC Partners | Florida | local | 2017 | $120,750 | grant | |
ADT, LLC | Apollo Global Management | Florida | local | 2017 | $21,000 | grant | |
Athens Generating Co LLP | Riverstone Holdings | New York | local | 2017 | $24,576,459 | tax credit/rebate | |
Yahoo! Inc. | Apollo Global Management | New York | local | 2017 | $4,461,225 | tax credit/rebate | |
Covanta Niagara, L.P. | EQT AB | New York | local | 2017 | $1,726,797 | tax credit/rebate | |
Yahoo! BF II | Apollo Global Management | New York | local | 2017 | $1,192,478 | tax credit/rebate | |
Sithe | Blackstone | New York | local | 2017 | $1,110,106 | tax credit/rebate | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, LLC #3 (2010) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2017 | $880,495 | tax credit/rebate | |
Jetro Cash and Carry Enterprises, LLC #4 (2012) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2017 | $666,210 | tax credit/rebate | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. #2 (2005) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2017 | $609,235 | tax credit/rebate | |
Anchor Glass Container | CVC Capital Partners | New York | local | 2017 | $341,739 | tax credit/rebate | |
ReEnergy Black River LLC | Riverstone Holdings | New York | local | 2017 | $227,848 | tax credit/rebate | |
Unifrax 1, LLC | Clearlake Capital | New York | local | 2017 | $219,388 | tax credit/rebate | |
Save-a-Lot | Onex | New York | local | 2017 | $136,491 | tax credit/rebate | |
Dealer Tire LLC/N&G Realty Co. | Lindsay Goldberg | New York | local | 2017 | $102,782 | tax credit/rebate | |
Ingram Micro, Inc. | Platinum Equity | New York | local | 2017 | $89,771 | tax credit/rebate | |
Life Time Fitness | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2017 | $58,204 | tax credit/rebate | |
Unifrax 1, LLC | Clearlake Capital | New York | local | 2017 | $43,044 | tax credit/rebate | |
WPS Beaver Falls Generation | American Securities LLC | New York | local | 2017 | $41,846 | tax credit/rebate | |
National Bedding Company LLC | Advent International | New York | local | 2017 | $35,559 | tax credit/rebate | |
NBTY/Cartwright Loop/Exp. | Carlyle Group | New York | local | 2017 | $7,051 | tax credit/rebate | |
Unifrax Corporation | Clearlake Capital | New York | local | 2017 | $6,835 | tax credit/rebate | |
Ward's Natural Science Inc. VWR Education LLC | New Mountain Capital | New York | local | 2017 | $3,908 | tax credit/rebate | |
Covanta Babylon, Inc. | EQT AB | New York | local | 2017 | $3,698 | tax credit/rebate | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, LLC #3 (2010) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2017 | $12,431 | multiple | |
Jetro Cash and Carry Enterprises, LLC #4 (2012) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2017 | $10,582 | multiple | |
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, Inc. #2 (2005) | Leonard Green & Partners | New York | local | 2017 | $3,117 | multiple | |
CompuCom Systems, Inc. | Thomas H. Lee Partners | South Carolina | state | 2017 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Sparton | Cerberus Capital Management | South Dakota | state | 2017 | $3,000 | grant |
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