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Industry: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Penalty Total since 2000: $3,976,280,004
Number of Records: 3,713
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.

Top 10 Current Parent Companies	Total Penalty $	Number of Records
Apollo Global Management	$1,234,942,355	495
KKR & Co.	$453,233,096	203
Blackstone	$293,961,855	114
Carlyle Group	$286,736,812	172
Madison Dearborn Partners	$270,052,453	14
Fillmore Capital Partners	$204,648,765	37
Platinum Equity	$132,943,097	70
TPG Capital	$130,080,344	11
Sycamore Partners Management	$123,492,849	71
Bain Capital	$94,857,613	112

Individual Penalty Records:

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Company	Current Parent	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
HAAS GROUP INTERNATIONAL	Platinum Equity	aviation safety violation	2016	FAA	$8,000
HAAS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC	Platinum Equity	aviation safety violation	2017	FAA	$49,632
ORS NASCO	Sycamore Partners Management	aviation safety violation	2015	FAA	$20,000
PLASTIC PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES	Mid Oaks Investments	aviation safety violation	2015	FAA	$25,000
STAPLES	Sycamore Partners Management	aviation safety violation	2014	FAA	$8,000
CIRCOR AEROSPACE INC	KKR & Co.	aviation safety violation	2018	FAA	$75,000
Air Methods Corp.	American Securities LLC	aviation safety violation	2015	FAA	$1,540,000
Air Methods Corp.	American Securities LLC	aviation safety violation	2015	FAA	$91,500
Air Methods Corp.	American Securities LLC	aviation safety violation	2016	FAA	$892,500
Air Methods Corporation	American Securities LLC	aviation safety violation	2014	FAA	$428,000
Circor Aerospace, Inc.	KKR & Co.	aviation safety violation	2012	FAA	$205,250
Frontier Airlines	Indigo Partners	aviation safety violation	2018	FAA	$474,000
Frontier Airlines, Inc.	Indigo Partners	aviation safety violation	2018	FAA	$474,000
Frontier Airlines Inc.	Indigo Partners	aviation safety violation	2019	FAA	$90,000
Air Methods Corporation	American Securities LLC	aviation safety violation	2020	USAO	$825,000
FRONTIER AIRLINES INC	Indigo Partners	aviation safety violation	2020	FAA	$90,000
Higher One, Inc.	Providence Equity Partners	banking violation	2012	FDIC	$11,110,000
Higher One, Incorporated	Providence Equity Partners	banking violation	2015	FED	$2,231,250
VISTA STAFFING SOLUTIONS	KKR & Co.	benefit plan administrator violation	2013	EBSA	$10,001
Servicemaster Alameda	Roark Capital	benefit plan administrator violation	2012	EBSA	$100,001
AHLSTROM USA, INC.	Bain Capital	benefit plan administrator violation	2008	EBSA	$50,001
AHLSTROM ENGINE FILTRATION LLC	Bain Capital	benefit plan administrator violation	2007	EBSA	$10,001
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC	Fillmore Capital Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2004	EBSA	$10,001
VANDER-BEND PRECISION SHEETMETAL	Aterian Investment Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2002	EBSA	$10,001
PIONEER METAL FINISHING, LLC	Aterian Investment Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2017	EBSA	$10,001
JohnsonDiversey Inc.	Bain Capital	benefit plan administrator violation	2015	private lawsuit-federal	$10,250,000
Calpine Corporation	Energy Capital Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2008	private lawsuit-federal	$4,200,000
Briggs & Stratton Corporation	KPS Capital Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$3,950,000
Federal-Mogul Corporation	Apollo Global Management	benefit plan administrator violation	2007	private lawsuit-federal	$12,000,000
Ferro Corp.	American Securities LLC	benefit plan administrator violation	2007	private lawsuit-federal	$4,000,000
Moneygram International, Inc.	Madison Dearborn Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2011	private lawsuit-federal	$4,500,000
Tower Automotive	KPS Capital Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2007	private lawsuit-federal	$5,700,000
Beverly Enterprises Inc.	Fillmore Capital Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2010	private lawsuit-federal	$6,250,000
COMMUNITY INTERVENTION SERVICES, INC.	H.I.G. Capital	benefit plan administrator violation	2019	EBSA	$10,001
QUALTRICS LLC	Silver Lake	benefit plan administrator violation	2020	EBSA	$10,001
EDSAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Monomoy Capital Partners	benefit plan administrator violation	2021	EBSA	$10,001
QUALTRICS LLC	Silver Lake	benefit plan administrator violation	2022	EBSA	$50,001
99 Cents Only Stores LLC	Ares Management	benefit plan administrator violation	2023	private lawsuit-federal	$750,000
Backcountry.com LLC	TSG Consumer Partners	consumer protection violation	2015	FTC	$150,000
MoneyGram International, Inc.	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2009	FTC	$18,000,000
Staples, Inc.	Sycamore Partners Management	consumer protection violation	2003	FTC	$850,000
Rexall Sundown, Inc.	Carlyle Group	consumer protection violation	2003	FTC	$12,000,000
Transworld Systems, Inc.	Platinum Equity	consumer protection violation	2017	CFPB	$2,500,000
ADT Security Services, Inc.	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2002	NY-AG	$750,000
America Online	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2007	MULTI-AG	$3,000,000
America Online	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2005	NY-AG	$1,250,000
America Online, Inc.	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2005	OH-AG	$75,000
Apria Healthcare LLC	Blackstone	consumer protection violation	2017	MA-AG	$764,942
Briggs & Stratton Corp.	KPS Capital Partners	consumer protection violation	2008	CT-AG	$125,000
Caliber Collision Centers	Hellman & Friedman	consumer protection violation	2004	CA-AG	$5,800,000
Classmates Inc.	H.I.G. Capital	consumer protection violation	2015	MULTI-AG	$8,177,600
Classmates Online, Inc.	H.I.G. Capital	consumer protection violation	2010	NY-AG	$960,000
Classmates.com	H.I.G. Capital	consumer protection violation	2013	DC-AG	$300,000
McAfee	Advent International	consumer protection violation	2009	NY-AG	$375,000
Michaels Stores, Inc.	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2011	NY-AG	$1,800,000
MoneyGram Payment Systems	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2016	MULTI-AG	$13,000,000
MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2008	MULTI-AG	$1,100,000
Shutterfly, Inc.	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2010	NY-AG	$952,200
TruGreen Limited Partnership	Clayton Dubilier & Rice	consumer protection violation	2010	NY-AG	$55,000
TruGreen Limited Partnership d/b/a TruGreen ChemLawn	Clayton Dubilier & Rice	consumer protection violation	2006	NJ-AG	$80,000
TruGreen, L.P.	Clayton Dubilier & Rice	consumer protection violation	2007	WA-AG	$133,000
Yahoo Inc.	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2003	NY-AG	$75,000
Staples	Sycamore Partners Management	consumer protection violation	2012	CA-MULTI	$968,157
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.	CVC Capital Partners	consumer protection violation	2010	CA-MULTI	$1,750,000
West Marine Products, Inc.	L Catterton	consumer protection violation	2005	CA-MULTI	$389,748
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.	CVC Capital Partners	consumer protection violation	2004	CA-MULTI	$854,254
World Kitchen Inc. dba Corning Revere Factory Stores	Cornell Capital	consumer protection violation	2002	CA-LACDA	$29,650
Motel 6	Blackstone	consumer protection violation	2016	CA-SCDA	$750,000
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.	CVC Capital Partners	consumer protection violation	2004	CA-SFCA	$50,000
Moneygram Payment Systems, Inc.	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2007	AZ-DIFI	$125,000
MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2014	AZ-DIFI	$10,000
Transworld Systems Inc.	Platinum Equity	consumer protection violation	2017	CT-BKG	$200,000
Moneygram Payment Systems, Inc.	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2015	FL-OFR	$7,500
MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2008	NE-DBF	$6,000
Moneygram International	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2007	NH-BKG	$10,000
The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.	Hellman & Friedman	consumer protection violation	2020	TX-FIN	$191,250
GARDA CL SOUTHEAST, INC	BC Partners	consumer protection violation	2021	FL-OFR	$200,000
Chewy Inc.	BC Partners	consumer protection violation	2021	CA-MULTI	$600,000
Petco Animal Supplies	CVC Capital Partners	consumer protection violation	2021	CA-MULTI	$375,000
PetSmart LLC	BC Partners	consumer protection violation	2021	CA-MULTI	$500,000
Moneygram Payment Systems, Inc.	Madison Dearborn Partners	consumer protection violation	2021	FL-OFR	$9,625
Transworld Systems, Inc.	Platinum Equity	consumer protection violation	2021	MA-AG	$2,250,000
ADT LLC	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2019	private lawsuit-federal	$16,000,000
Aviva USA Corporation	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2009	private lawsuit-federal	$185,250,000
Yahoo Inc.	Apollo Global Management	consumer protection violation	2018	private lawsuit-federal	$300,000
Briggs & Stratton Corp.	KPS Capital Partners	consumer protection violation	2010	private lawsuit-federal	$8,500,000
Naked Juice Co.	PAI Partners	consumer protection violation	2014	private lawsuit-federal	$9,000,000
Massage Envy Franchising, LLC	Roark Capital	consumer protection violation	2022	private lawsuit-federal	$11,000,000
Staples, Inc.	Sycamore Partners Management	consumer protection violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$3,950,000
Staples, Inc.	Sycamore Partners Management	consumer protection violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$2,000,000
Transworld Systems, Inc.	Platinum Equity	consumer protection violation	2015	NC-INS	$163,410
PetSmart LLC	BC Partners	consumer protection violation	2023	CA-MULTI	$1,460,000
Sterigenics International LLC	Warburg Pincus	Controlled Substances Act violation	2015	USAO	$450,000
PharMerica Corporation	KKR & Co.	Controlled Substances Act violation	2014	USAO	$213,283
Mercury Ambulance Service, Inc. d/b/a Rural/Metro	KKR & Co.	Controlled Substances Act violation	2013	USAO	$40,000
ACETO Corporation	New Mountain Capital	Controlled Substances Act violation	2018	USAO	$120,000
RGIS LLC	Blackstone	Controlled Substances Act violation	2022	USAO	$158,760
Barnes & Noble, Inc.	Elliott Management	discriminatory practices (non-employment)	2014	NY-AG	$10,000
ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS	SK Capital Partners	drinking water violation	2019	FL-DEP	$10,000
LifeScan Inc.	Platinum Equity	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2000	USAO	$60,000,000
LifeScan, Inc.	Platinum Equity	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2003	MULTI-AG	$30,600,000