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PESP’s latest housing report shows in new detail how the poorest renters have shouldered the largest rent increases in recent years. “The Poorest Renters, the Sharpest Increases” reveals that from 2021 to 2025,…
In early September, the Oregon AFL-CIO, representing “over 300,000 working people across 300 unions in the state,” endorsed the boycott of Instar-owned Windmill Farms at their biennial convention. The mushroom farm…
On September 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that three directors from Sevita Health’s Board of Directors had resigned in response to an enforcement action on interlocking directorates. An interlocking directorate is when a member…
Alden Global Capital – the hedge fund infamous for slashing newsroom jobs at hundreds of U.S. newspapers it acquired – has made a dramatic incursion into the manufactured housing market via its affiliate Homes of America. Since 2021,…
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,…
SACRAMENTO, CA — The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) today issued the following statement from Michael Fenne, senior policy coordinator, after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 351 into law: “SB 351 takes…
New PESP research brief warns Wall Street consolidation may drive up costs and raise antitrust concerns The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) today released a new research brief, Private Equity in Ambulatory Surgical Centers…
Washington, D.C. | September 9, 2025 The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) joined lawmakers and policy experts on Capitol Hill for a roundtable hosted by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats…
Investor risks continue in BlackRock-owned GIP’s Rio Grande Liquefied Natural Gas development While BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners has announced a significant additional investment in the Rio Grande liquefied natural gas…
This week, it was reported that Electronic Arts (EA) would be taken private in a $55 billion acquisition by private equity firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, as well as Saudi Arabia’s Public…
Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. In the news…
MN PUC Decision to Approve BlackRock Takeover of Minnesota Power is a Bad Deal for Minnesotans By ignoring the ALJ’s recommendation, commissioners handed Minnesota Power to private equity, leaving families vulnerable to higher bills and weaker oversight. St. Paul, MN…
