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Renters in Westminster, Colorado, at properties owned and managed by the private equity company Greystar have organized with United for a New Economy (UNE) to fight against Greystar’s large rent increases, junk fees, and mold-infested units. “I still am…
New York Climate Week and the high-level week of the 81st United Nations General Assembly took place amid an increasingly fractured geopolitical landscape. Conflict, energy and food security, tensions between major powers, and growing concern about artificial intelligence…
Proposed $9 billion Boots sale could generate an even bigger payday for Sycamore Partners as Walgreens faces high debt load CHICAGO, IL — Sycamore Partners is reportedly nearing a deal to sell British pharmacy chain Boots…
Trump SEC follows DOL in seeking to bail out private equity, private credit with workers’ retirement savings US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks to expand fees that private equity managers can charge to everyday investors despite underperformance and illiquidity…
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project examines the private equity industry’s incursion into the U.S. manufacturing sector and its wider impacts on workers and communities. …
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Introduction The manufacturing sector is key to the United States economy, accounting for 10.2 percent of the country’s…
In July, two tenant organizations connected from across the globe to discuss their new landlord: the private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management. Spanish tenants from the Sindicato de Inquilinas e Inquilinos de Madrid (SIM) and manufactured housing residents with the…
Ohio approves BlackRock-led AES takeover despite concerns over rates and private equity profit goals FERC review remains pending as questions grow over BlackRock’s utility holdings and the deal’s data center ties Columbus, Ohio — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio…
States broaden scrutiny of private equity control in healthcare, new report finds Private Equity Stakeholder Project report examines new state laws and the gaps that remain in healthcare oversight Chicago, IL — State lawmakers are taking a closer look at…
In 2026, states continued to expand oversight of private equity in healthcare. Six states enacted nine laws covered in this report, while California and Oregon began implementing major measures passed in 2025. Lawmakers increasingly focused on how investors…
Private equity-owned companies staff at least 27% of US emergency departments Over the last decade, hospitals have begun to contract with private companies to staff and operate their emergency departments. Many of those companies are owned by private…
Two of the largest private equity companies in the U.S., Apollo Global Management and Brookfield Asset Management, have been on recent buying sprees, spending billions of dollars to acquire tens of thousands of rental units and manufactured home sites, and…
