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The 2026 midterm elections sent a clear message: Americans are demanding relief from the rising cost of living, and affordability must be a priority for the new Congress and for new state legislatures.
Following a decline in private equity acquisitions of for-profit colleges and universities due to regulatory scrutiny, poor student outcomes, and institutional collapse, firms have shifted to acquiring companies…
Since 2024, PESP has tracked and analyzed corporate bankruptcies, identifying the disproportionate role that private equity-owned firms have played in bankruptcy filings. This trend continued into the third quarter of 2026. Although private equity-backed firms make up only…
In September, the Connecticut Education Association (CEA) released a brief detailing private equity’s presence in K-12 education throughout the state and how firms may be well-positioned to profit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, while diminishing pedagogical,…
And how the state’s pension system could be part of the solution A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project examines how private equity investments are affecting Washington workers and the role the state’s pension system could play…
Proposed $9 billion Boots sale could generate an even bigger payday for Sycamore Partners as Walgreens faces high debt load CHICAGO, IL — Sycamore Partners is reportedly nearing a deal to sell British pharmacy chain Boots…
Trump SEC follows DOL in seeking to bail out private equity, private credit with workers’ retirement savings US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks to expand fees that private equity managers can charge to everyday investors despite underperformance and illiquidity…
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…
Today, nonprofit watchdog group the Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a new report that analyzes labor issues at private equity-owned Grimmway Farms, the largest carrot grower in the world. Acquired by private equity firm Teays River Investments in…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Introduction Grimmway Farms is the largest carrot grower in the world, growing through acquiring smaller operations since the 1990s…
Photo courtesy of La Resistencia NW King County, Washington recently hired an employee to ensure that ICE flights out of Seattle’s Boeing Field/King County Airport (BFI) comply with safety regulations, after regular…
