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Thoma Bravo’s RealPage has been the subject of controversy due to allegations of artificially inflating rental prices and furthering inequities within the housing market. RealPage and similar algorithmic software bans were the subject of over 44…
On December 4, the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (MassPRIM) Board unanimously adopted[1] a Responsible Workforce Management Policy for private market investments. Given the pension fund’s strong proxy voting guidelines for public investments, PRIM staff…
Last week, Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire launched an investigation into six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities, including Alden Global Capital’s Homes of America. PESP has been tracking allegations of mistreatment of Homes of America residents…
In a disappointing decision, the Minnesota State Board of Investment voted to approve an additional investment of up to $450 to private equity firms Bridgepoint and Bridgepoint subsidiary Energy Capital Partners at the board’s October 21, 2025 meeting.
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) was founded in 2017 to address the growing impacts of private equity on people and the planet. We are a resource to the communities, individuals, and organizations grappling with these impacts. In the coming…
Why Walgreens’ New CEO Should Alarm Us The man who oversaw massive store closures and job cuts at Staples is now in charge of one of America’s most important companies. The following op-ed…
PE Files #002: Denny’s PESP’s PE Files take a look at how portfolio companies are impacted by the private equity playbook, from beloved businesses bankrupted to mass layoffs at formerly mom-and-pop operations. WHO: Diner chain Denny’s; private equity…
Genesis Healthcare bankruptcy shows why joint liability is needed to hold private equity accountable Private equity increasingly uses bankruptcy courts to walk away from harm—not just Genesis The Genesis Healthcare bankruptcy has again prompted the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP)…
A series of recent high profile bankruptcies highlights the devastating effects the private equity model can have on workers, suppliers, communities, and investors. PESP’s regular reports and Private…
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote concerned letters to BlackRock and Blackstone earlier this month.
In late October, members of the Detroit Tenants Union gathered at River Pointe Tower, an affordable senior housing complex on the east side of Detroit, to demand that their private equity landlord join them at the bargaining table.
In November, the Wall Street Journal reported that Blackstone was selling off a portfolio of about 90 senior housing properties, incurring over $600 million in losses. In its article “Blackstone is Offloading a Flopped $1.8 Billion Investment…
