 On 9 December 2003, the private equity group consisting of the Blackstone Group, Apollo Management LP and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners collaborated to acquire Ondeo Nalco Company from Suez SA for US$4.2 billion.The Company went public again, returning to the New York Stock Exchange in late 2004 under the name Nalco Holding Company.In 2007, Nalco Water achieved sales of more than US$3.9 billion.