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A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project examines the private equity industry’s incursion into the U.S. manufacturing sector and its wider impacts on workers and communities. …
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Introduction The manufacturing sector is key to the United States economy, accounting for 10.2 percent of the country’s…
A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch, “When Wall Street is your landlord: How institutional investors impact central Ohio,” found that six corporate landlords have acquired a…
PESP has released the Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker A running list of U.S. bankruptcies connected to private equity Updated February 12, 2025 Key Findings Disproportionate Role in Bankruptcies Private equity firms played a role in 56% (27 of 48…
In the eleventh hour of 2024, the Massachusetts legislature passed legislation aimed at increasing healthcare oversight and regulating private equity.[1] On January 8, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed the bill into law.[2] As highlighted in the…
Proposed deal would have hurt consumers, workers, say advocates Yesterday, a federal judge blocked the $24.6 billion acquisition of grocery chain Albertsons by rival grocery Kroger, siding with the Federal Trade Commission in its argument that…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) submitted testimony to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) for today’s hearing titled “Examining the Bankruptcy of Steward…
The Kroger-Albertsons merger hearing has emerged as a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over private equity’s expanding role in the retail sector. The $24.6 billion deal[1], largely benefiting Albertson’s private equity owner Cerberus Capital Management,…
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project explains the corporate pillaging that led Steward Health Care to declare bankruptcy in May 2024. The report details how private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, aided by hospital landlord…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. In May 2025, PESP published a blog post that provides an update on Steward Health Care. It can be accessed here. Key points Steward…
Group calls it a win for consumers and workers; Albertsons owner Cerberus recently received a failing grade in first-ever labor scorecard Statement by Justin Flores, Labor-Jobs Director at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP),…
Newly released investigation finds all eleven of the largest firms received grades of “C” or lower, with seven earning failing grades. On November 13, 2023, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a first-of-its-kind Private Equity…
