Ara Partners Acquires Majority Interest in USD Clean Fuels

Ara Partners Acquires Majority Interest in Lincoln Terminal Holdings

November 15, 2022

Energy

Ara Partners has acquired a majority ownership interest in Lincoln Terminal Holdings, LP, a Greenville, South Carolina-based provider of renewable fuel rail transloading and storage facilities. Ara committed additional capital to support significant expansion of Lincoln's renewable fuel infrastructure footprint across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States.

Ara Energy Acquires Gate City Power, Gate City Renewable Fuels, and Interest in JET Retail Fuel Network (~$875 Million)

March 12, 2026

Energy

Ara Partners’ energy platform, Ara Energy, will acquire Gate City Power, Gate City Renewable Fuels, and an interest in the JET retail fuel network for approximately $875 million. The deal is financed with equity from Ara-managed funds and co-investment vehicles and is expected to close in early 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

Ara Partners Invests Growth Equity in CF Pathways

November 9, 2022

Energy

Ara Partners, a private equity and infrastructure firm focused on industrial decarbonization, has made a strategic equity investment in CF Pathways to accelerate the company's growth. The funding will support CF Pathways — a UK-based provider of net-zero solutions, energy supply (via Brook Green Supply) and carbon-market services to large industrial and commercial customers — in developing software and data capabilities and expanding its energy transition product offering.

Ara Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Path Environmental Technology

August 25, 2020

Industrial Services

Ara Partners, a private equity firm focused on industrial decarbonization, has made a majority investment in Path Environmental Technology, a Houston-based industrial services provider that cleans above-ground storage tanks and rail tank cars using proprietary, emissions-reducing technology. Ara Partners will provide growth capital to further develop Path's technology, expand the team and geographic footprint, and pursue platform-building through organic growth and strategic acquisitions; Sweat Equity Partners remains a significant equity holder.

Ares Infrastructure Funds Acquire Majority Stake in Apex Clean Energy

October 6, 2021

Renewable Energy

Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy, through funds and other accounts, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Apex Clean Energy. The investment is intended to provide Apex with additional equity growth capital as it transitions to a pure-play renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) and expands into areas such as energy storage, distributed energy resources, and green fuels.

Wafra Acquires Controlling Interest in Mission Clean Energy

October 19, 2022

Renewable Energy

Wafra Inc. has acquired a controlling interest in Mission Clean Energy LLC, a U.S.-based utility-scale renewable energy and storage developer, with Aggregate Power Infrastructure LLC investing alongside. The investment will be used to accelerate delivery and expansion of Mission's ~3 GW solar and battery storage development pipeline across North America.