Find more information on the issues deeply affected by private equity investments:
A new report released by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) examines how a handful of private equity firms are playing an outsized role in the deportation and surveillance of millions of immigrants in the United States.
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Key Points Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing from city and federal governments to private equity firms for goods and services used to…
As more workers petition to form unions, employers are turning to union avoidance firms and anti-union persuaders. Union busting firms use tactics like creating anti-union literature and holding captive audience meetings where workers are discouraged from…
A high-powered team of prisoner-rights lawyers is investigating the Monterey County Jail’s health care provider, Wellpath, due to a series of inmate deaths allegedly caused by contract violations. Wellpath is one of the largest providers of health care in U.S.
Since December 2022, Atlanta-area officials have charged 42 people with domestic terrorism for protesting the construction of Cop City, a police training facility that would sit on 85 acres…
In early March, PESP researcher Michael Fenne participated in a panel discussion at the 2023 National Disability Rights Virtual Conference, hosted by the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). The panel title was “Using Access Authority to as a Tool…
Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital is the owner of healthcare provider Wellpath, which provides services in jails and prisons. Wellpath has recently seen its credit rating downgraded, faced an executive bribery scandal, and has continued to draw attention for conditions…
Private equity continuing to influence the prison healthcare space New report looks at healthcare company Wellpath and its expansion into prison systems A new report, “Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But…
Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But Care Issues Continue A new report by PESP healthcare researcher Michael Fenne focuses on healthcare company Wellpath, and regulatory risks that the company continues to take in…
In another investigative piece on private equity’s “insatiable appetite for healthcare in recent years”, Modern Healthcare reported how the DOJ has won more than $43 million in settlement proceeds from private equity defendants across at least five such cases. Modern…
The health care industry has increasingly been a target for private equity investment. This is despite the fact that private equity investment in health care companies carries substantial risk to patients, workers, and investors. Firms typically take controlling ownership stakes,…
