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In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts,…
Private equity’s expansion into healthcare is increasingly happening through joint ventures with nonprofit health systems rather than traditional acquisitions. Our recent report, Private equity’s joint venture takeover of nonprofit healthcare, examines this growing ownership model and…
Illinois enacts new guardrails around private equity ownership of disability service providers PESP research and testimony helped inform landmark legislation protecting intellectual and developmental disability services SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed HB4728, legislation…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project tracks and publishes data on private equity-backed acquisitions of companies with 500 or more employees. Using PitchBook, press releases, and news searches, this acquisitions tracker will be updated with leveraged buyouts and add-on…
Private equity’s expansion into healthcare is increasingly happening through joint ventures with nonprofit health systems rather than traditional acquisitions. Our recent report, Private equity’s joint venture takeover of nonprofit healthcare, examines this growing ownership model and…
Private equity’s expansion into healthcare is increasingly happening through joint ventures with nonprofit health systems rather than traditional acquisitions. Our recent report, Private equity’s joint venture takeover of nonprofit healthcare, examines this growing ownership model and…
DW Healthcare- and Linden Capital-backed PPL settles $162 million wage theft class action, faces DOJ lawsuit Private equity firms DW Healthcare Partners and Linden Capital Partners are the largest owners of Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL). In late June,…
Updated hospital tracker reveals widespread REIT-owned real estate at private equity-backed hospitals Nearly one in ten private hospitals are now private equity-owned. Updated tracker finds that nearly one-third of private equity-owned hospitals have REIT-owned real estate, while more…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over ten years and increase the number of uninsured people by 10 million. The law reduces…
PESP has created the Private Equity Hospital Tracker (July 2026) A current list of all private equity-owned hospitals in the U.S. Key Points Approximately 447 US hospitals are owned by private equity firms. That represents: 9.5% of all…
In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts,…
Policymakers take steps to address private equity takeover of applied behavioral analysis and squeeze on Medicaid budgets Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the most treatment for autism. As screenings increase in the US, more children are being diagnosed with autism,…
