Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (AHGP) was a limited partnership formed to own and control Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC, the managing general partner of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (ARLP), the second largest coal producer in the eastern United States.
AHGP held a general partner interest and incentive distribution rights in ARLP, along with a substantial direct ownership stake in ARLP common units. In 2018, Alliance Holdings GP became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners as part of a simplification transaction, with AHGP unitholders receiving ARLP common units in exchange.
Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ: ARLP) continues as a diversified energy company generating income from coal production and mineral royalties from coal, oil, and gas interests across the United States.