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PESP has created the Private Equity Hospital Tracker (October 2026) A current list of all private equity-owned hospitals in the U.S. Key Points Approximately 561 US hospitals are owned by private equity firms. That represents:…
GoldenTree’s Quorum Health sale echoes private equity exits from Steward Health, Prospect Medical As New Mexico regulators review the proposed sale, PESP warns 11 hospitals could be left with 30% more debt while Wall Street lenders receive a payout New…
A PESP report examines GoldenTree Asset Management’s proposed $957 million sale of Quorum Health to a newly formed nonprofit, raising concerns that the company’s hospitals could face the same financial pressures seen at Steward Health Care…
From AI Boom to Investment Risk: Rethinking pension fund data center exposure As community opposition, regulatory scrutiny, and infrastructure constraints mount, some public pension funds are beginning to reconsider their exposure to data center investments. Their decisions raise…
In September, the Connecticut Education Association (CEA) released a brief detailing private equity’s presence in K-12 education throughout the state and how firms may be well-positioned to profit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, while diminishing pedagogical,…
Yes! Communities’ eviction activity in Oklahoma has gained recent media attention, with one TV news story describing the company as a “serial evictor.”[1] Yes was recently acquired by Brookfield Asset Management, one of the largest private equity firms…
And how the state’s pension system could be part of the solution A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project examines how private equity investments are affecting Washington workers and the role the state’s pension system could play…
Tlaib, PESP seek answers as Canadian investment giant becomes Michigan’s third-largest landlord Lawmakers raise concerns about Brookfield’s acquisition of YES! Communities, citing rent increases, excessive fees, and neglected maintenance Detroit, MI — Members of Congress are…
Will Brookfield end YES! Communities’ window A/C ban? A 2-year investigation by National Public Radio (NPR), tracking deaths from heat, found that residents manufactured home parks are among the most at risk. …
Renters in Westminster, Colorado, at properties owned and managed by the private equity company Greystar have organized with United for a New Economy (UNE) to fight against Greystar’s large rent increases, junk fees, and mold-infested units. “I still am…
New York Climate Week and the high-level week of the 81st United Nations General Assembly took place amid an increasingly fractured geopolitical landscape. Conflict, energy and food security, tensions between major powers, and growing concern about artificial intelligence…
Proposed $9 billion Boots sale could generate an even bigger payday for Sycamore Partners as Walgreens faces high debt load CHICAGO, IL — Sycamore Partners is reportedly nearing a deal to sell British pharmacy chain Boots…
