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Investors continue retreat from private markets in 2026, underperformance persists Public pension funds have continued to scale back their exposure to private equity in 2026, a trend responding to the asset class’s anemic returns and weakening economic outlook overall.
Private equity firms have spent nearly $200 billion on data center deals and have been behind 80 to 90 percent of completed mergers and acquisitions in the data center-related industries in the past…
Madalyn Beckett, a resident of a manufactured home park outside Lansing, Michigan, that was owned by the private equity firm Havenpark and is now owned by another private equity company, Cambio Communities, spoke at the “People’s State of…
As pensions pull back from private equity, PESP and lawmakers raise concerns about fees, liquidity, and weakened investor protections The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) has submitted a formal comment letter to the Department of…
PESP testimony and research informed legislation addressing healthcare transactions and private equity ownership in developmental disability services SPRINGFIELD, IL — Two major Illinois measures aimed at increasing oversight of private equity’s growing role in healthcare and disability services…
New law bars private equity entities from holding controlling interests in Connecticut hospitals following Prospect turmoil HARTFORD, CT — The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) applauds Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont for signing SB 196 into law, legislation…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project tracks and publishes data on private equity-backed acquisitions of companies with 500 or more employees. Using PitchBook, press releases, and news searches, this acquisitions tracker will be updated with leveraged buyouts and add-on…
Data center expansion and AI-driven electricity demand may give aging coal and gas plants a new financial lifeline BOSTON, MA — A major acquisition announced Wednesday could further entrench private equity firms at every level of the rapidly…
Why is Chicago handing its parking meters to a firm tied to ICE deportation flights? The following op-ed by PESP communications director Matt Parr published in May in the Crain’s Chicago Business: City Council should closely examine Stonepeak’s broader…
On May 19, 2026, Michigan’s Senate passed a bill package with bipartisan support and both resident and industry backing that seeks to overhaul Michigan’s manufactured housing regulations.[1] If passed in the house, SB 934-939 would be…
While big tech firms have drawn scrutiny and local resistance for the massive buildout of data centers, private equity and credit firms are also playing a critically important behind the scenes role in data center financing and development.
