Ara Partners Makes Majority Investment in Centric Gas Services

Ara Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Centric Fiber

November 20, 2025

Telecommunications

Ara Partners has acquired a majority-controlling stake in Centric Fiber to accelerate the company's fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) expansion across the southern United States. The private investment firm will deploy capital through its Ara Infrastructure platform to grow Centric Fiber's project pipeline and backlog; terms were not disclosed.

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 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.

Ara Partners Acquires Genera Energy Inc.

June 22, 2022

Packaging

Ara Partners, a private equity firm focused on industrial decarbonization, has acquired Genera Energy Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of non-wood agricultural pulp and molded fiber packaging. Ara committed up to an additional $200 million to expand Genera's manufacturing footprint and capacity in the U.S.; Genera's previous owners (WindSail Capital Group, Coppermine Capital and Stairway Capital) will retain minority stakes.

GI Partners Acquires Majority Stake in American Residential Services; Charlesbank and Management Reinvest

September 15, 2020

HVAC & Mechanical

GI Partners is making a majority investment in American Residential Services (ARS), with existing investor Charlesbank Capital Partners and ARS management also making significant new investments. ARS, based in Memphis, Tennessee, operates more than 70 locally managed service centers across 23 states with approximately 6,500 employees and is the largest residential HVAC and plumbing services provider in the U.S. GI Partners said it will work with management and Charlesbank to accelerate growth and expand ARS’s national footprint both organically and via add-on acquisitions; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2020.

Abry Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Centauri Health Solutions

January 9, 2020

Healthcare Services

Abry Partners will acquire a majority stake in Centauri Health Solutions to accelerate product development, expand sales and marketing, and pursue strategic acquisitions. Existing investors Silversmith Capital Partners and SV Health Investors will remain involved as co-investors; the transaction is expected to close in Q1 2020. Centauri is a Scottsdale, Arizona–headquartered provider of healthcare technology and services with over 1,200 employees.