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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Penalty Total since 2000: $3,978,533,421
Number of Records: 3,778
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 CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Apollo Global Management$1,234,942,355495
KKR & Co.$453,233,096203
Blackstone$293,961,855114
Carlyle Group$286,736,812172
Madison Dearborn Partners$270,052,45314
Fillmore Capital Partners$204,648,76537
Platinum Equity$132,943,09770
TPG Capital$123,881,6945
Sycamore Partners Management$123,492,84971
Bain Capital$95,986,189116

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent Parent sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Insight GlobalAres Managementwage and hour violation2023IL-DOL$31,185
99 CENTS ONLY STORESAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2001OSHA$6,150
99 CENTS ONLY STORESAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$10,120
99 CENTS ONLY STORESAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$16,810
SMGAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$8,625
THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$86,500
GUITAR CENTER STORES INCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$11,315
99 CENTS ONLY STORESAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,025
99 CENTS ONLY STOREAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$20,195
99 CENTS ONLY STOREAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$5,000
SMGAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,000
GUITAR CENTERAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,000
99 CENTS ONLY STORESAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$18,675
SAVERSAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$11,129
SMGAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$24,000
SMGAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$33,600
99 CENTS ONLY STORES TEXAS, INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$61,200
99 CENTS ONLY STORES TEXAS, INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$11,400
SAVERS 1163Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$18,150
99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$5,000
SAVERS, INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$5,000
99 CENTS ONLY STORESAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$6,000
99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$9,625
SAVERS, INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$36,950
INSIGHT GLOBAL, LLCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$16,875
SAVERS RECYCLING INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$38,027
99 CENTS ONLY STORES, STORE #119Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$9,900
99 CENTS ONLY STORE LLCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$37,375
99 CENTS ONLY STORE, LLCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$11,750
SAVERS, TVIAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$9,798
SAVERS RECYCLING INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$6,635
99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$28,000
99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$9,935
99 CENT ONLY STORES LLC #383Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$8,100
SAVERS, INCAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$6,690
GUITAR CENTER STORES, INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$7,834
99 CENTS ONLY STORESAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$5,000
GUITAR CENTERAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$11,340
GUITAR CENTER STORES, INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$22,324
THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, LLC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$5,122
99 CENTS ONLY STORES TEXAS, INC.Ares Managementworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$92,189
SAVERSAres Managementworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$10,938
99 Cents Only StoresAres Managementenvironmental violation2010EPA$409,490
99 Cents Only Stores, LLCAres Managementenvironmental violation2022EPA$751,055
Insight Global LLCAres ManagementFalse Claims Act and related2024DOJ_CIVIL$2,700,000
GEO SPECIALITY CHEMICALSArsenal Capital Partnersrailroad safety violation2013FRA$6,000
GEO SPECIALITY CHEMICALSArsenal Capital Partnersrailroad safety violation2013FRA$6,000
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2011EPA$700,000
GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016DOJ_ANTITRUST$5,000,000
Spartech PlasticsArsenal Capital PartnersFamily and Medical Leave Act2010WHD$10,800
Spartech Polycom, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnerslabor relations violation2004NLRB$125,000
Spartech PlasticsArsenal Capital Partnerslabor relations violation2001NLRB$7,000
GEO Specialty ChemicalsArsenal Capital Partnerslabor relations violation2000NLRB$20,000
GEO SPECIALTY CHEM TRIMET DIVArsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2006PA-ENV$10,090
GEO SPECIALTY CHEM INCArsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2008PA-ENV$5,500
Spartech Polycast, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2012CT-ENV$52,861
FAR RESEARCH, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnershazardous waste violation2008FL-DEP$8,237
FAR RESEARCH, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnershazardous waste violation2000FL-DEP$38,613
Phoenix Chemical Company, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnerswater pollution violation2007GA-ENV$5,000
GEO Speciality ChemicalsArsenal Capital Partnerswater pollution violation2000GA-ENV$6,825
Spartech PolycomArsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2013LA-ENV$20,000
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2012LA-ENV$12,712
POLYONE DESIGNED STRUCTURESArsenal Capital Partnersair pollution violation2016MD-ENV$39,000
SPARTECHArsenal Capital Partnersair pollution violation2010MD-ENV$60,000
GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INCArsenal Capital Partnersair pollution violation2007NJ-ENV$9,000
GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INCArsenal Capital Partnersair pollution violation2007NJ-ENV$31,800
Geo Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2013TX-ENV$8,580
Flow Polymers Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersrailroad safety violation2021FRA$6,000
GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$10,796,800
Geo Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersrailroad safety violation2022FRA$7,000
Geo Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnerswater pollution violation2023TX-ENV$145,412
Geo Specialty Chemicals, Inc.Arsenal Capital Partnersrailroad safety violation2018FRA$5,000
SPARTECH PLASTICSArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$13,950
SPARTECH-POLYCOM,INC.Arsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$5,850
SPARTECH PLASTICSArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$6,700
SPARTECH PLASTICSArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$29,625
SPARTECH POLYCOM CORPArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$5,689
SPARTECH POLYCOMArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$31,125
SPARTECH POLYCOMArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$10,000
FAR RESEARCH, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$6,082
FAR RESEARCH, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$11,600
SPARTECH POLYCOM INCArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$5,850
SPARTECH PLASTICS, LLCArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$30,000
SPARTECH PLASTICSArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$18,750
FAR RESEARCH, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$9,500
POLYONE DESIGNED STRUCTURES AND SOLUTIONS, LLCArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$13,000
PHOENIX CHEMICAL COMPANY INC.Arsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$5,238
FLOW POLYMERS, LLCArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$13,470
SPARTECHArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$8,239
POLYMER SOLUTIONS GROUP FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS LLCArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$7,760
CHROMA COLOR CORPORATIONArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$11,270
CHROMA COLOR CORPORATIONArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$16,708
FLOW POLYMERS LLCArsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$14,280
FAR RESEARCH, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnersworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$9,557
GEO Specialty IncArsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2007EPA$51,495
Chroma Color CorporationArsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2020EPA$53,900
POLYONE DESIGNED STRUCTURES AND SOLUTIONS, LLCArsenal Capital Partnershazardous waste violation2017EPA$29,961
FAR RESEARCH, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2007EPA$10,000
FAR RESEARCH, INC. dba FAR CHEMICAL, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnershazardous waste violation2015EPA$53,253
PHOENIX CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnersenvironmental violation2017EPA$170,520
PHOENIX CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Arsenal Capital Partnerswater pollution violation2019EPA$55,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.