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In late October of 2025, Triangle Tenants Union, a local of the North Carolina Tenants Union, successfully pushed Durham’s city council to unanimously pass an ordinance that criminalizes the collection of rent by landlords overseeing dangerous and unlivable…
State lawmakers across the country continue to consider legislation addressing private equity and other investor ownership in healthcare. The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has updated its state healthcare policy tracker, which now documents 79 bills across 25 states…
A company’s workforce is a key driver of its success, and failures to manage labor appropriately can create risks. In fact, poor labor practices can be an early indicator of operational failures. The following examples illustrate the long-term material impacts…
Private equity interest in providers of services for the nearly 10 million people in the United States with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) poses a significant shift in the operation of critical support for this population at…
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson recently reaffirmed his commitment to the state’s ongoing lawsuit against RealPage and several landlords sued by the state for utilizing RealPage software. On February 12,…
Today, the Senate voted to advance the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, legislation aimed at improving the affordability of housing across the country. The bill includes language codifying President Trump’s…
BlackRock, EQT deal adds risks of consumer rate increases, delayed transition from fossil fuels A consortium led by BlackRock and EQT, alongside the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the Qatar Investment Authority, has announced a $10.7…
NIPSCO as a test case: what Blackstone ownership could mean for TXNM customers As the over 800,000 TXNM customers gear up for state utility regulators to decide whether to approve the sale of…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project is proud to support the American Homeownership Act, a bill introduced by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley. The proposed legislation would end tax breaks and other benefits for Wall Street landlords who…
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,…
At the World Economic Forum last month, President Donald Trump unveiled details of his proposed ban on institutional investor purchases of single-family homes via an executive order. The executive order came two weeks after Trump…
Private equity’s healthcare bankruptcies are destabilizing care and communities Private equity played an outsized role in healthcare bankruptcies in 2025, according to an updated Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker released by PESP. While private equity represents roughly 7…
