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Report exposes Brookfield’s fossil fuel investments and emissions reality Facts do not square with promises touted by former central banker and net-zero advocate Mark Carney Private equity giant Brookfield Corporation’s vast fossil fuel investments undermine its stated commitment to tackle…
Blackstone faces third portfolio company healthcare fraud settlement as DOJ alleges “culture of kickbacks” at TeamHealth Last month, medical staffing firm Team Health Holdings, Inc. and three other defendants agreed to pay nearly $4.4 million to settle allegations of…
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk) into law, the first of its kind in the United States.[1] Both bills place…
In the midst of a lawsuit alleging violations of workers’ rights, the Ostrom Mushroom Farm of Sunnyside, Washington – “the largest producer of mushrooms in Washington State and a proud USA company” – has been sold…
In the last decade, private equity firms have increasingly invested in assisted living providers and senior communities. This has been done primarily through private equity funds focused on real estate acquisition, including funds managed by firms KKR, Bain Capital, Harrison…
Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup of 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…
In light of the growing 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…
Private equity firm Advent International owns hotel operator Aimbridge Hospitality. On October 23, the Los Angeles Times reported on evidence that migrant workers bussed from Texas were found working at Los Angeles and Santa Monica hotels during a…
Oil Spill At Louisiana Private Equity-Owned Company Is Latest Example of Private Profit, Public Risk Statement from Jim Baker, Executive Director at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, on the oil spill 19 miles offshore of Plaquemines Parish in…
Texas communities demand the end of Rio Grande LNG at latest Washington State Pension Board meeting Private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners invested $3.5 billion into the proposed Rio Grande LNG export terminal. On Thursday, community activists and tribal groups…
Private Equity Stakeholder Project applauds new Biden Administration action that brings increased transparency to nursing home ownership In response to a new rule announced today by the Biden Administration to bring greater transparency to nursing home ownership, Chris Noble,…
In recent years, private equity (PE) firms have aggressively sought to acquire and control segments of the healthcare industry. A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and the…
