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| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $5,000,000 |
| Jo-Ann Stores | Leonard Green & Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $5,000,000 |
| USALCO LLC | H.I.G. Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
| 99 Cents Only | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $4,900,000 |
| PharMerica Inc. | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | kickbacks and bribery | 2022 | MULTI-AG | $4,900,000 |
| Cushman & Wakefield of Washington, DC, Inc | TPG Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | False Claims Act and related | 2005 | DC-AG | $4,800,000 |
| Calpine Energy Services, L.P. | Energy Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | energy market violation | 2007 | FERC | $4,500,000 |
| Moran Foods | Onex | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,500,000 |
| Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,400,000 |
| Sonic Corp. | Roark Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | privacy violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,325,000 |
| Michaels Stores | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,300,000 |
| PetSmart Inc. | BC Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | product safety violation | 2016 | CPSC | $4,250,000 |
| CEC Entertainment | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $4,240,000 |
| Reilly Industries Inc. | Wind Point Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,150,000 |
| American Greetings | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,000,000 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | Golden Gate Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| Aviva Life & Annuity Company | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | insurance violation | 2013 | MULTI-AG | $4,000,000 |
| South Bay Mental Health Center, Inc. | H.I.G. Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | MA-AG | $4,000,000 |
| Staples, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,950,000 |
| Acuity Specialty Products, Inc., | New Mountain Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | water pollution violation | 2007 | EPA | $3,800,000 |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,800,000 |
| Cardinal Logistics | H.I.G. Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,750,000 |
| Kindred Nursing Centers L.P. | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | nursing home violation | 2004 | KY-AG | $3,684,605 |
| FERRO CORP, KEIL CHEMICAL | American Securities LLC | private equity (including portfolio companies) | air pollution violation | 2002 | EPA | $3,514,150 |
| America Online, Inc. | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2000 | SEC | $3,500,000 |
| Ann Taylor | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $3,500,000 |
| Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC | Platinum Equity | private equity (including portfolio companies) | investor protection violation | 2017 | SEC | $3,402,132 |
| 99 Cents Only | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $3,200,000 |
| 99 Cents Only | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-state | $3,200,000 |
| Liberty Life Insurance Company of Greenville, S.C. | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | insurance violation | 2005 | MULTI-FIN | $3,075,950 |
| America Online | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2007 | MULTI-AG | $3,000,000 |
| Exactech Inc. | TPG Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | kickbacks and bribery | 2010 | USAO | $2,990,000 |
| Talbots | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-state | $2,950,000 |
| Guitar Center | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $2,900,000 |
| Hitachi Metals Ltd. | Bain Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,725,000 |
| American Medical Response Inc. | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | USAO | $2,700,000 |
| ADT LLC | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,700,000 |
| Beverly Enterprises, Inc. | Fillmore Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | nursing home violation | 2002 | CA-AG | $2,586,927 |
| Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $2,522,502 |
| Rural/Metro Corporation | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | False Claims Act and related | 2007 | DOJ_CIVIL | $2,500,000 |
| TI Automotive | Bain Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $2,500,000 |
| Transworld Systems, Inc. | Platinum Equity | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2017 | CFPB | $2,500,000 |
| Pharmerica | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | USAO | $2,500,000 |
| Sedgwick Claims Management | Carlyle Group | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $2,500,000 |
| CEC Entertainment | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| Celestica | Onex | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| Petco Animal Supplies | CVC Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-state | $2,500,000 |
| PharMerica Corp. | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | kickbacks and bribery | 2015 | MULTI-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,500,000 |
| Apollo Global Management | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | WARN Act violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| CELESTICA CORPORATION | Onex | private equity (including portfolio companies) | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $2,499,606 |
| Southern Tennessee Medical Center LLC | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | USAO | $2,481,856 |
| Kindred Healthcare | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $2,465,000 |
| Petsmart, Inc. | BC Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,420,000 |
| Securities America, Inc. | Reverence Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | investor protection violation | 2005 | FINRA | $2,400,000 |
| Gulf Oil Limited Partnership | ArcLight Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | air pollution violation | 2020 | EPA | $2,400,000 |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | hazardous waste violation | 2015 | CA-MULTI | $2,362,500 |
| Colorite Specialty Resins | Genstar Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $2,300,000 |
| 21st Century Oncology, Inc. | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | privacy violation | 2017 | HHSOCR | $2,300,000 |
| Akzo Nobel Inc. | Carlyle Group | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2009 | MULTI-AG | $2,275,454 |
| Gymboree | Bain Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $2,275,000 |
| Transworld Systems, Inc. | Platinum Equity | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2021 | MA-AG | $2,250,000 |
| Frontier Airlines | Indigo Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | aviation consumer protection violation | 2022 | ACPD | $2,200,000 |
| American Securities LLC | American Securities LLC | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,200,000 |
| ResCare Inc. | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | False Claims Act and related | 2005 | TX-AG | $2,150,000 |
| Reilly Industries Inc. | Wind Point Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2000 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $2,000,000 |
| Cardinal Logistics | H.I.G. Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
| Michaels Stores | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
| Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc. | AEA Investors | private equity (including portfolio companies) | environmental violation | 2021 | UT-SLCDA | $2,000,000 |
| Staples, Inc. | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
| Calsonic Kansei Corporation | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,980,000 |
| Jamba Juice Company | Roark Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-state | $1,950,000 |
| Monomoy Capital Management, L.P. | Monomoy Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | investor protection violation | 2020 | SEC | $1,926,579 |
| EP Energy E & P Company, L.P. | Encap Investments | private equity (including portfolio companies) | air pollution violation | 2022 | EPA | $1,900,000 |
| American Greetings | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,880,000 |
| Dollar Financial | Lone Star Funds | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $1,800,000 |
| Michaels Stores, Inc. | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2011 | NY-AG | $1,800,000 |
| Trugreen Landcare | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,799,750 |
| GOPHER RESOURCE CORP | Energy Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | air pollution violation | 2015 | EPA | $1,786,013 |
| TruGreen Limited Partnership | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,780,000 |
| Calsonic Kansei Corporation | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,764,509 |
| PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. | CVC Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2010 | CA-MULTI | $1,750,000 |
| Securities America Advisors, Inc. | Reverence Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | investor protection violation | 2021 | SEC | $1,750,000 |
| Celestica | Onex | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,700,000 |
| Oregon Tool, Inc. | Platinum Equity | private equity (including portfolio companies) | anti-money-laundering deficiencies | 2023 | USAO | $1,700,000 |
| Jenny Craig Inc. | H.I.G. Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,650,000 |
| Corepower Yoga LLC | TSG Consumer Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,650,000 |
| Calsonic Kansei Corporation | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,627,534 |
| Neiman Marcus Group, LLC | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000 |
| C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (POWER COM) | KPS Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | water pollution violation | 2006 | EPA | $1,600,000 |
| Air Methods Corp. | American Securities LLC | private equity (including portfolio companies) | aviation safety violation | 2015 | FAA | $1,540,000 |
| Barracuda Network, Inc. and Barracuda Networks, Ltd. | KKR & Co. | private equity (including portfolio companies) | export control violation | 2015 | BIS | $1,500,000 |
| Frontier Airlines | Indigo Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | aviation consumer protection violation | 2017 | ACPD | $1,500,000 |
| Michaels Stores Inc. | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | product safety violation | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,500,000 |
| Foster Poultry Farms | Atlas Holdings | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,500,000 |
| Beverly Enterprises, Inc | Fillmore Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | nursing home violation | 2005 | AR-AG | $1,500,000 |
| Beverly Enterprises, Inc | Fillmore Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | nursing home violation | 2003 | AR-AG | $1,500,000 |
| Neiman Marcus Group LLC | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | privacy violation | 2019 | MULTI-AG | $1,500,000 |
| PPL Martins Creek LLC | Riverstone Holdings | private equity (including portfolio companies) | environmental violation | 2008 | PA-ENV | $1,500,000 |
| CorePower Yoga, LLC | TSG Consumer Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,492,500 |
| ZEP Manufacturing | New Mountain Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $1,485,000 |
| ADT Security Services | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,475,000 |
