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A new report released by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals that private equity investments in the green energy sector – particularly in solar and wind projects – are rife with hazardous working conditions and low-wage, unstable jobs. “…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. As the renewable energy sector has grown, private equity firms have made substantial investments in solar and wind power. These firms invest both directly in…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project presents its latest report, “American Securities Risk Assessment,” offering a detailed evaluation of the risks faced by institutional investors involved with American Securities’ investment funds. This report is an essential resource for pension funds…
Private equity firm American Securities owns ViaPath Technologies, formerly Global Tel Link, one of the nation’s largest prison telecom corporations. Early this year, Bloomberg reported that SPAC Tristar Acquisition I…
In December 2022, Congress approved the The Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act after a decades-long fight to make prison communications more affordable.[1] It has since been signed into law.[2] Named for a woman…
Resilience Force’s Saket Soni, and other allied investors and stakeholders helped lead a March 31 briefing and strategy session, “Climate Resilience and Risk” on workers’ rights and climate disasters. Resilience Force organizer LaTanja Sylvester shared with investors, “These…
The State of Massachusetts is suing private-equity-owned Aspen Dental Management for deceptive practices, alleging that the company has “has cheated thousands of Massachusetts consumers through a series of bait and switch dental advertising campaigns in a variety of media,…
In light of the growing investor interest in health care and the risks associated with private equity ownership of health care companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed health care acquisitions. Below is a list…
Data released by the US Small Business Administration on its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reveals that large private equity-owned dental services company Aspen Dental Management received PPP loans. The PPP program was created to provide relief to small businesses…
Data released by the US Small Business Administration on its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reveals that large private equity-owned dental services company Aspen Dental Management received PPP loans. The PPP program was created to provide relief to small businesses…
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented risk for people who are incarcerated or detained. Prisons and jails are breeding grounds for infection as people are crowded into tight quarters and forced to share cells and showers, making social distancing impossible…
American Securities’ GTL, the largest correctional telephone and communications provider, has faced scrutiny for exorbitant phone and video-calling rates, flaunting legal protections, allegedly bribing government officials, and growing regulatory risk. Full report available here. Key Points: American Securities’ ownership…
