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Trump SEC follows DOL in seeking to bail out private equity, private credit with workers’ retirement savings US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks to expand fees that private equity managers can charge to everyday investors despite underperformance and illiquidity…
Ohio approves BlackRock-led AES takeover despite concerns over rates and private equity profit goals FERC review remains pending as questions grow over BlackRock’s utility holdings and the deal’s data center ties Columbus, Ohio — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio…
Private equity’s growing role in AI and energy infrastructure takes focus at Climate Week NYC PESP will highlight how private equity investment across data centers, power generation, and utilities could keep fossil fuel infrastructure operating longer New York, NY— As…
Private equity firms’ emissions rank fifth globally, new analysis finds Most comprehensive scorecard to date maps more than 1,050 fossil fuel assets and finds oil and gas funds lost money after inflation New York, NY…
The AI Infrastructure Gold Rush Is Becoming a Private Equity Gold Rush—and Communities Will Bear the Costs Everyone is discussing AI. Behind every AI model, however, lies a rapidly expanding physical infrastructure: massive data centers, power plants, transmission…
Across the United States, communities are increasingly confronting the consequences of private equity ownership of essential utilities. As financial firms acquire water and electric systems, they often promise fresh capital, improved infrastructure, and operational efficiencies. Yet many of…
Should Michigan be handing its resources to Blackstone? Before dedicating land, water, electricity, and public support to the massive Saline data center, state leaders should…
Private equity firms fund risky LNG projects despite severe market volatility and community opposition In June 2026, ownership data for 46 private equity-backed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals were updated in the Private…
New Mexico PRC ruling raises new doubts about Blackstone’s PNM takeover Commission finds Blackstone and TXNM violated state law, orders companies to unwind illegal stock transaction SANTA FE, N.M. — The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP)…
Blackstone’s track record is why PRC should reject takeover The following op-ed by PESP Senior Research Coordinator Nichole Heil published in June in the Albuquerque Journal: New Mexico is among the states most exposed to private equity ownership across essential…
