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As of July 2025, several major cities have passed bans against RealPage, an algorithmic property management software owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo. These cities include San Francisco, Minneapolis, San Diego, and Philadelphia. Other…
Since July 2023, PESP has been keeping track of union-busting tactics and alleged unfair labor practices occurring at the Brookfield-owned Westinghouse plant in Hopkins, South Carolina. The company’s efforts have already been the…
Citing Blackstone’s history of raising rents and evicting tenants, advocates implore TRS to stop the firm from acquiring SFR company Tricon Residential At today’s meeting of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), the Private…
The Los Angeles-based private equity firm CIM Group has been struggling to raise its current infrastructure fund, CIM Infrastructure Fund III. The fund was launched in the summer of 2021 and sought to raise between $1.5 billion to…
Prison life is entirely controlled by the state and corporations that service detention facilities— beyond various physical space constraints, incarcerated people have little choice in what they consume, how they communicate with loved ones, and the structure of…
Prison life is entirely controlled by the state and corporations that service detention facilities— beyond various physical space constraints, incarcerated people have little choice in what they consume, how they communicate with loved ones, and the structure of…
The Federal Housing Financial Agency (FHFA) was created with the purpose of increasing access to safe, affordable, and equitable housing. Tasked with the oversight of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the stated values…
The Guardian covered our latest report: Private Equity Profits from Disaster. As climate change accelerates and impacts more communities around the world, the need for skilled…
Private equity firms directly employ 12 million people in the United States alone, and millions more around the world. The largest number of workers employed by private equity-owned companies are concentrated in low-wage…
Across the nation, workers and consumers have been rallying against the upcoming merger between retail giants Kroger and Albertsons. The FCC’s decision on this merger could reshape the grocery industry and have profound implications for all those affected. …
“We all know it’s because of private equity firms, because of investors…” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) PESP Submits Statement about Private Equity and Rising Housing Costs On July 14, a House Financial Services Subcommittee held a hearing seeking to pin…
Rent-to-own programs have emerged as a seemingly promising option for people who face financial constraints when trying to buy a home. However, a recent article published on Insider.com sheds light on the difficult experiences faced by tenants of…
