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Politico reports on private equity firms spending nearly $154 billion on oil, gas and coal since 2010. These firms aren’t required to disclose to regulators their holdings or risks, and any information such funds release to their investors is subjective…
Reuters reported recently on several U.S. private equity firms that have bought coal plants, despite the industry’s decline, using a strategy in markets where regulators pay to be on standby for emergency power capacity. In a March 2, 2021,…
Private equity-backed companies comprised the majority of oil and gas producer bankruptcies in 2020. Of the companies that filed for bankruptcy last year, 57 percent are backed by private equity firms, or 26 of the 46 filings.[1] The high…
Oil company bankruptcies are on the rise, on track in the first nine months of 2020 to hit the highest number since the 2016 price downturn. However, compared to 2016, this year’s bankrupt companies are carrying substantially more debt.
