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Tracking private equity layoffs in 2026

From January to May 15, 2026, more than 100 companies backed by private equity, venture capital, and other asset management firms notified labor departments about layoffs across the country, resulting in job losses for nearly 13,000 workers. This…

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Nearly 1 in 10 private hospitals now PE-owned

Updated hospital tracker reveals widespread REIT-owned real estate at private equity-backed hospitals Nearly one in ten private hospitals are now private equity-owned. Updated tracker finds that nearly one-third of private equity-owned hospitals have REIT-owned real estate, while more…

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Medicaid cuts and private equity-owned care

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over ten years and increase the number of uninsured people by 10 million. The law reduces…

Reports

PESP Private Equity Hospital Tracker (2026)

PESP has created the Private Equity Hospital Tracker (July 2026) A current list of all private equity-owned hospitals in the U.S. Key Points Approximately 447 US hospitals are owned by private equity firms. That represents: 9.5% of all…

News and blog

Private Equity Healthcare Acquisitions – May 2026

In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts,…

News and blog

Oregon and California put corporate medicine to the test

Enforcing bans on corporate medicine in Oregon and California Oregon’s new corporate practice of medicine law faced a direct test this spring when not-for-profit healthcare system PeaceHealth proposed replacing a long-standing local emergency physician group with a new emergency medicine…

News and blog

Will Brookfield end Yes Communities’ window A/C ban?

Will Brookfield allow Yes Communities residents to have window air conditioners in their homes? The private equity company Brookfield is in the process of acquiring Yes Communities, one of the largest owners of manufactured home parks in the U.S., with…

News and blog

Nonprofit joint ventures: PE’s next healthcare expansion strategy

Nonprofit joint ventures emerge as private equity’s next healthcare expansion strategy PESP research documents hundreds of nonprofit-private equity joint ventures and raises questions about whether existing federal and state oversight frameworks are keeping pace with complex healthcare partnership structures. Chicago,…

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