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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…
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…
Private equity firms were involved in a majority of the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcies in 2025, according to an updated Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker released today by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP). Despite accounting…
Walgreens is laying off hundreds of workers across multiple states just months after its acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, a move that follows early cost-cutting measures that had already raised concerns for workers, patients, and communities.
In September, edtech provider Anthology filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Texas Southern Bankruptcy court, reporting more than $1 billion in liabilities across the company and its many subsidiaries. As one of…
New analysis raises concerns for retirement savers as federal regulators consider opening 401(k)s to private equity investments WASHINGTON, DC — As the Department of Labor moves toward finalizing rule changes that could make it easier for private equity investments to be…
After holiday pay cuts, new data shows Walgreens is smaller under private equity Chicago, IL — Just months after private equity firm Sycamore Partners acquired Walgreens, the company is already cutting jobs and shuttering stores. According to Walgreens’ own corporate…
In December, educators and support staff in a Bay Area school district went on strike for the first time in district history, citing expenditures to outside contractors as one of the reasons for…
Several large public pensions cut back allocations to private equity in 2025 in the face of the industry’s poor performance and unrelenting headwinds. Among the public asset owners that…
On December 4, the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (MassPRIM) Board unanimously adopted[1] a Responsible Workforce Management Policy for private market investments. Given the pension fund’s strong proxy voting guidelines for public investments, PRIM staff…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) was founded in 2017 to address the growing impacts of private equity on people and the planet. We are a resource to the communities, individuals, and organizations grappling with these impacts. In the coming…
