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IPE reported on the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America’s (UE) and PESP’s letter to UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) chief executive officer David Atkin, by describing how PAI Partners’ portfolio company Refresco is engaged in union-busting…
The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) sent a letter to the PRI Board of Directors requesting the delisting of PAI Partners after the private equity firm and PRI…
Private equity firm PAI Partners prides itself on its responsible investing and on its stated concern for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. However, the business practices of its portfolio company Refresco directly contradict PAI Partners’ ESG policy. In…
Workers from the Refresco bottling plant in Wharton, NJ, have testified to four public pension boards about the funds’ investments in a union-busting company owned by private equity firm PAI Partners. In June of this year, a majority of the…
PAI Partners, una firma de capital privado con sede en París, es copropietaria de Refresco, la empresa embotelladora independiente más grande del mundo.[1] Refresco produce bebidas como BodyArmor Sports Drink para Coca-Cola, Gatorade para Pepsi, Arizona Iced Tea y…
The Intercept reported on the Refresco workers’ organizing campaign at a Wharton, NJ, bottling plant, calling it an example of not only “typical management anti-union tactics (as alleged by the union), but the Refresco saga also highlights the rise of…
PAI Partners, a private equity firm based in Paris, is a co-owner of Refresco, the world’s largest independent bottling company.[1] Refresco produces beverages such as BodyArmor Sports Drink for Coca-Cola, Gatorade for Pepsi, Arizona Iced Tea, and Tropicana juices.
