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As the Department of Labor moves closer to finalizing new rules on private equity and other alternative investments in 401(k) retirement plans, recent media coverage has highlighted growing questions about performance, fees, transparency, and fiduciary risk. In reporting…
New reporting from The Seattle Times examines mounting concern over the Washington State Investment Board’s heavy exposure to private equity, as Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti warns the state to reconsider its reliance on…
As 2025 came to a close, there were several key developments in legal cases regarding the Thoma Bravo-owned property management software RealPage. On November 24, 2025, the US Department of Justice announced that…
New analysis raises concerns for retirement savers as federal regulators consider opening 401(k)s to private equity investments WASHINGTON, DC — As the Department of Labor moves toward finalizing rule changes that could make it easier for private equity investments to be…
Private equity funds for retail investors dramatically underperformed stocks in 2025 despite charging much higher fees Private equity seeking DOL safe harbor against 401K lawsuits over fees, performance As the private equity industry is asking the Trump Administration to provide…
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…
Several legal cases involving the property management software RealPage (which is owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo) were settled toward the end of 2025. Some of those settlements involved the property…
Today, President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he would move to ban large institutional investors from buying single family homes in the future. In recent years, institutional investors such as private equity…
Several large public pensions cut back allocations to private equity in 2025 in the face of the industry’s poor performance and unrelenting headwinds. Among the public asset owners that…
Last week, Senator Maggie Hassan, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, launched a probe of six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities, including Alden Global Capital’s Homes of America, for alleged mistreatment…
Thoma Bravo’s RealPage has been the subject of controversy due to allegations of artificially inflating rental prices and furthering inequities within the housing market. RealPage and similar algorithmic software bans were the subject of over 44…
Last week, Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire launched an investigation into six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities, including Alden Global Capital’s Homes of America. PESP has been tracking allegations of mistreatment of Homes of America residents…
