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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. …
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…
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…
In recent years, private equity ownership in Michigan has resulted in layoffs, bankruptcies, and union-busting throughout the state. Notably, many of these issues at private equity-owned companies have hit Michigan’s robust manufacturing industry, which employs…
Back to school: New report explores who profits from Michigan’s education system Private equity controls at least 160 childcare centers in Michigan, receives millions through K-12 outsourcing contracts, and is positioned to benefit from new education funding streams.
Paine Schwartz continues to dismantle Monterey Mushrooms, laying off over 1,000 workers Monterey Mushrooms is the largest grower of fresh mushrooms in North America, responsible for a significant percentage of mushroom production. The company’s website…
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…
Pye-Barker Employees at Pye-Barker Fire and Safety are sounding the alarm about union-busting across several locations. Since at least 2023, Pye-Barker has paid anti-union consultants more than $300,000[1] to discourage workers from forming a union. Private equity…
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…
In May, multiple private equity firms announced deals with Open AI, Anthropic, and Google to deploy these companies’ AI tools at private equity firms’ portfolio companies. These deals incentivize private equity-backed firms to adopt specific tools that the…
