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Oregon and California put corporate medicine to the test

Enforcing bans on corporate medicine in Oregon and California Oregon’s new corporate practice of medicine law faced a direct test this spring when not-for-profit healthcare system PeaceHealth proposed replacing a long-standing local emergency physician group with a new emergency medicine…

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Will Brookfield end Yes Communities’ window A/C ban?

Will Brookfield allow Yes Communities residents to have window air conditioners in their homes? The private equity company Brookfield is in the process of acquiring Yes Communities, one of the largest owners of manufactured home parks in the U.S., with…

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Nonprofit joint ventures: PE’s next healthcare expansion strategy

Nonprofit joint ventures emerge as private equity’s next healthcare expansion strategy PESP research documents hundreds of nonprofit-private equity joint ventures and raises questions about whether existing federal and state oversight frameworks are keeping pace with complex healthcare partnership structures. Chicago,…

Reports

Private equity’s joint venture takeover of nonprofit healthcare

Behind nonprofit partnerships, private equity firms are building a growing footprint across hospitals, hospice, rehabilitation, and outpatient care. Over the past decade, private equity has dramatically expanded its presence across the healthcare system. While much of the public…

News and blog

Private Equity Healthcare Acquisitions – April 2026

In light of continued 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 buyouts,…

Media coverage

ABQ Journal op-ed: Blackstone’s PNM takeover

Blackstone’s track record is why PRC should reject takeover The following op-ed by PESP  Senior Research Coordinator Nichole Heil published in June in the Albuquerque Journal: New Mexico is among the states most exposed to private equity ownership across essential…

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