Ara Partners Invests Growth Equity in CF Pathways

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.

Ara Partners Acquires Majority Interest in USD Clean Fuels

January 2, 2024

Infrastructure

Ara Partners has acquired a majority interest in USD Clean Fuels (USDCF), a Houston-based developer, owner and operator of midstream logistics infrastructure for the renewable fuels value chain. As part of the transaction USDCF also acquired the West Colton Rail Terminal in California, and Ara committed additional capital to expand USDCF's infrastructure footprint across North America.

Ara Partners Invests in Priority Power Management

February 11, 2019

Energy

Ara Partners, an industrial-focused private equity firm, has made a significant investment in Priority Power Management, an independent energy management services and consulting firm headquartered in Midland, Texas. The investment (terms not disclosed) will support Priority Power's organic growth and acquisition-led strategy, and Ara has taken board representation alongside Priority Power leadership and an industry representative from Teleios Commodities.

GI Partners Makes Significant Growth Investment in Aras

April 19, 2021

Software

GI Partners has made a substantial growth investment in Aras to accelerate the company's low-code platform innovation, global expansion, and customer success. The capital will support Aras' product and cloud technology development as well as potential organic R&D and acquisitions to scale the business.

Pathways (Atar Capital Portfolio Company) Acquires Three CIS Subsidiaries: AFS, FBR and AERI

October 6, 2020

Healthcare Services

Pathways Health and Community Support, a portfolio company of Atar Capital, acquired three subsidiaries of Community Intervention Services, Inc. — Access Family Services (AFS), Family Behavioral Resources (FBR) and Autism Education and Research Institute (AERI) — with FBR and AERI to operate together as FBR-AERI. The add-on expands Pathways' behavioral and mental health footprint in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina and broadens its autism and outpatient community-based service offerings. Terms were not disclosed.

Ara Partners Acquires Majority Interest in Natural World Products

February 18, 2025

Environmental Services

Ara Partners has acquired a majority interest in Natural World Products (NWP), the leading household organics recycler on the Island of Ireland. Ara’s infrastructure fund has committed additional capital to expand NWP’s recycling and decarbonisation capabilities and to pursue waste-to-energy and broader infrastructure growth across NWP’s sites headquartered in Belfast.