Find more information on the issues deeply affected by private equity investments:
First-Ever Scorecard Grades Biggest Private Equity Firms On Labor Practices A new labor scorecard developed by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project underscores a pattern of hazardous or negligent labor practices within the industry. All eleven private equity…
Private equity behemoth KKR’s portfolio companies have committed numerous environmental violations and engaged in unethical business practices while contributing to the climate crisis, as KKR put money into fossil fuel projects that run decidedly counter to its preferred public image…
Investments by private equity firms in nearly 2,700 oil and gas wells on federal and tribal lands across the western United States could leave taxpayers with a cleanup bill of up to $380 million, according to a new report released…
Envision Healthcare: A Private Equity Case Study In light of Envision Healthcare’s (owned by KKR) starring role in America’s surprise medical billing problem, as well as recent headlines around its potential bankruptcy and its ongoing feud with UnitedHealthcare, the…
The Carlyle Group, Warburg Pincus, and KKR are the top three offenders on climate among private equity firms, continuing to invest in polluting industries and exposing investors to significant climate-related risk, according to a new…
As the pandemic continues to change the way Americans view healthcare, the home healthcare and hospice industries continue to proliferate as viable alternatives to traditional nursing homes and hospitals. The growth of these industries has made them attractive targets for…
A new report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and LittleSis examines a “dirty dozen” of private equity executives whose fossil fuel investments drive climate crisis and environmental injustice. PESP and LittleSis examined how a group of super-rich private equity…
Over the last decade at least 600,000 people working at private equity-owned retailers have lost their jobs due to bankruptcies and store closures. Over the last decade at least 600,000 people working at private equity-owned retailers have lost their…
Investments by private equity firms in the health care industry have surged in recent years and continue to grow. In 2018, the value of private equity deals in health care reached a record-breaking $31 billion for 388 transactions. Globally, health…
Full report available here. Over the past decade, more than 1.3 million people have lost their jobs due to trouble or bankruptcies at retail companies owned by private equity and hedge funds, according to a new study released…
(Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) For more than a decade, private equity firms have helped drive growth in the for-profit college industry in the United States, acquiring and helping to grow chains…
