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On December 23, 2025, the Department of Justice announced that it had reached a settlement in its lawsuit against the private equity landlord Blackstone’s LivCor subsidiary. The DOJ’s lawsuit alleged that LivCor and…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) welcomes a letter of deficiencyissued December 23, 2025 by staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding Blackstone’s proposed acquisition of TXNM Energy and its subsidiaries, Public Service Company…
TXNM, parent company to two electric utilities, PNM and TNMP, announced plans to be acquired by Blackstone’s Infrastructure platform in May of 2025 in a $11.5 billion take-private deal. This proposed acquisition would…
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…
The Miami Workers Center (MWC) is a community-based organization which organizes towards dignity, power, and self-determination with workers, tenants, women, and families across Miami. Since 1999, MWC has run grassroots campaigns to strengthen and expand rights and resources…
On August 8, 2025, property manager Greystar settled with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and several state Attorneys General in their ongoing lawsuit against property management software…
Updated August 13, 2025 Over the last decade, private equity and similar investment firms have bought up growing portions of the U.S. housing market, acquiring apartments, single-family homes, and manufactured home communities. Like many other states, Michigan has…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting is harder than most people think, if they have ever thought about it at all. Listening to someone speak English…
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) examines the health and safety risks facing ASL interpreters working at providers of Video Relay Service (VRS), a critical translation tool for Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals…
Interpreters seek greater oversight and regulation of the industry as the firms and their owners, Ariel Alternatives, Blackstone, and Telperformance, refuse to meet On April 22 and 30, Video Relay Service (VRS) users and interpreters affiliated…
Last month, PESP researcher Azani Creeks was featured on Meredith Lynch’s podcast Oddly Specific. During the episode, Azani talked about private equity’s role in disaster recovery efforts across the country, and how firms are benefitting from the…
A new analysis from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals that at minimum, private equity firms own 8200 apartment buildings and over 2.2 million units in the U.S., representing about 10% of all apartment units in the…
