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PESP Healthcare Director Mary Bugbee authored an article in the Fall 2024 edition of the AFT Health Care magazine. In her article, Mary discusses how private equity has looted hospitals in the United States. She details how private equity…
More Perfect Union explored the incursion of private equity and corporate landlords into manufactured housing in a recent video. More Perfect Union, September 18, 2024: “Private Equity’s Ruthless Takeover Of The Last Affordable Housing In…
A recent article in The American Prospect analyzed private equity’s control of the Video Relay Service (VRS) market, an essential communication tool for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. The American Prospect, September 30, 2024:…
2024 Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard & Report This scorecard and report reveals the top 21 private equity firms invested in oil and gas and includes a set of climate demands to hold private equity accountable. New research for…
In August, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) published a report detailing how private equity giant Blackstone is profiting from California’s dire affordable housing crisis. “Helter…
A bill in California aims to increase oversight of private equity investments in healthcare, a sector where profit-driven practices have raised concerns about higher costs, diminished care quality, and restricted access to essential services. LA Times August 09, 2024:…
A story from Next City profiles the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, a bill supported by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. Next City, March 28, 2024: “Meet the Bill To…
The Gavin coal plant along the Ohio River, owned by the politically-connected private equity firm Blackstone, is losing money and poses significant environmental liabilities. The plant, owned by Blackstone and ArcLight Capital Partners, is considered the deadliest coal plant…
Common Dreams recently published an op-ed by PESP climate director Alissa Jean Schafer on the dangers of the Blackstone-owned Gavin Coal Plant in Ohio. The world’s largest private equity firm owns one of the US’s largest and dirtiest…
A recent story in The Wall Street Journal profiles the new Responsible Property Management Standards (RPMS) Policy adopted by the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS). Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2024:…
PESP and MHAction’s Manufactured Housing Tracker was featured in a story from MLive examining Michigan’s disproportionate share of private equity-owned manufactured housing parks. MLive, June 13, 2024: “As…
NBC News published two stories following stories unfolding at Memorial Medical Center, a nonprofit community hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico owned by the city and the county. The hospital is operated as a for-profit facility by Lifepoint Health, a…
