Portfolio Company · Operating Co.

Circulus

Chemicals and materials

backed byAra Partners

ExitedChemicals and materials

Circulus

a portfolio company of

Ara Partners

Status on record: Exited

PE Firm Index

Who owns Circulus?

Circulus is listed as an exited portfolio company of Ara Partners on Ara Partners' own portfolio page.

Company Snapshot

Circulus is a Chemicals and materials company. Its owner on record, Ara Partners, is a private equity firm founded in 2017, headquartered in Houston, USA. Ara Partners lists 34 companies in the index, 19 of them in Chemicals and materials.

SectorChemicals and materials

Parent PE firmAra Partners

Ownership statusExited

WebsiteNot on record

About the owner

Ara Partners

Headquarters: Houston, USA
Founded: 2017
Strategy: Private Equity, Infrastructure, Energy
Sectors: Industrial and manufacturing, Chemicals and materials, Food and agriculture
Companies in the index: 34

The firm invests in technologies, businesses, and infrastructure focused on the decarbonization of the industrial economy.

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Questions about Circulus

Who owns Circulus?

Circulus is listed as an exited portfolio company of Ara Partners on Ara Partners' own portfolio page.

What sector is Circulus in?

Circulus is in Chemicals and materials. Classified from the owner's portfolio label.

Where is Ara Partners headquartered?

Ara Partners is headquartered in Houston, USA.

What else does Ara Partners own in Chemicals and materials?

Ara Partners lists 18 other Chemicals and materials companies in the index, including Aloxe, Blue Whale Materials, Bryden Wood, Continuum and Fluitron.

Sources

Ara Partners
https://www.arapartners.com/portfolio/

This profile is based on publicly available information and may be incomplete or outdated. PE Firm Index is not affiliated with Circulus and does not provide investment advice.

Other portfolio companies of Ara Partners

6 of 33 shown

Aloxe

Chemicals and materials

Anesco

Energy efficiency and green fuels

BioVeritas

Energy efficiency and green fuels

Blue Whale Materials

Chemicals and materials

Bryden Wood

Industrial and manufacturing

Centric Fiber

Energy efficiency and green fuels

See the full Ara Partners portfolio.

Other Chemicals and materials companies held by Ara Partners

Aloxe Blue Whale Materials Bryden Wood

Continuum Fluitron Genera

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Parent PE firm

Ara Partners

Houston, USA

Status: Exited

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