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The rush to power AI through utility takeovers poses uncertain payoffs and significant public costs. The expansion of the digital sector, catalyzed by the proliferation of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence (AI), has led to explosive growth in data…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Key takeaways From 2021 to 2025, there was more than a 20% increase in rents at workforce housing apartments, the lowest-rent sector of market-rate housing…
Private equity firms are reshaping outpatient surgical care through consolidation, leveraged buyouts, and joint ventures with major health systems. This PESP report examines how those strategies impact costs, transparency, and competition across the fast-growing ambulatory surgery sector.
Table of Contents Introduction Private Equity Risks Methodology PACE Tracker Case Study: InnovAge Private Equity, Opportunity Zones, and PACE Conclusion Introduction PACE – the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly – provides…
PESP released a new report, “Private equity’s investments in private duty nursing,” which exposes how the private equity business model could exacerbate staffing shortages and compromise care for children and adults with complex medical needs who rely…
Tracing the $15 billion health bill of air pollution from select private equity-backed fossil fuel infrastructure in the U.S. Source: Global Energy Monitor Despite controlling vast networks of energy assets deeply embedded in our global economies, private equity…
A June 2025 report from the Private Equity Climate Risks project, which PESP is part of, examines private equity’s role in propelling the climate crisis through investments in false solutions and provides due diligence resources to institutional…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. With the Trump Administration’s recent executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, public education in the United States faces a host of challenges. Though…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting is harder than most people think, if they have ever thought about it at all. Listening to someone speak English…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Key points PESP has identified $16.2 billion dollars raised for Qualified Opportunity Funds by about 200 private investment firms. The top 5 Qualified…
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project exposes the risks of private equity investments in value-based care (VBC) providers, detailing how debt-based financial strategies have led to bankruptcies, clinic closures, and healthcare consolidation, impacting vulnerable patient populations. To download…
