Ara Partners Invests in Blue Whale Materials to Build Lithium‑Ion Battery Recycling Platform

Blue Whale Materials Acquires Eclipse Energy

May 2, 2023

Energy

Blue Whale Materials, a portfolio company of Ara Partners, has acquired Eclipse Energy, a Greenfield, Indiana-based battery testing and evaluation lab. BWM has created a new subsidiary, BW Energy and Innovation, to integrate Eclipse's capabilities and expand end-to-end battery testing, certification, and lifecycle services to support recycling, remanufacturing, and secondary-use applications.

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.

Ara Partners Acquires Controlling Stake in Polar Sapphire

January 7, 2021

Manufacturing

Ara Partners, an industrial decarbonization-focused private equity firm, closed a controlling investment in Polar Sapphire to fund the company's growth and the construction of its first large-scale commercial high-purity alumina (HPA) factory. Polar Sapphire, founded in Toronto, manufactures HPA used in lithium-ion batteries, semiconductors and sapphire applications and will leverage Ara Partners' experience to scale manufacturing and expand capacity to meet rapidly growing end markets.

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 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 Petainer

June 28, 2022

Packaging

Ara Partners, a private equity firm focused on industrial decarbonisation, has acquired Petainer Ltd., a UK-based manufacturer of sustainable PET beverage packaging. The transaction was completed in partnership with Petainer management and affiliates of Next Wave Partners LLP; Ara said the investment will support Petainer's expansion and continued development of refPET, rPET and circular packaging solutions.