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Today, President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he would move to ban large institutional investors from buying single family homes in the future. In recent years, institutional investors such as private equity…
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,…
Several large public pensions cut back allocations to private equity in 2025 in the face of the industry’s poor performance and unrelenting headwinds. Among the public asset owners that…
Climate disasters are accelerating at an exponential rate, with the first half of 2025 rated as the costliest ever on record at $101 billion, The Guardian reported. More and more people are becoming all too familiar with what a…
Last week, Senator Maggie Hassan, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, launched a probe of six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities, including Alden Global Capital’s Homes of America, for alleged mistreatment…
Thoma Bravo’s RealPage has been the subject of controversy due to allegations of artificially inflating rental prices and furthering inequities within the housing market. RealPage and similar algorithmic software bans were the subject of over 44…
On December 4, the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (MassPRIM) Board unanimously adopted[1] a Responsible Workforce Management Policy for private market investments. Given the pension fund’s strong proxy voting guidelines for public investments, PRIM staff…
Last week, Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire launched an investigation into six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities, including Alden Global Capital’s Homes of America. PESP has been tracking allegations of mistreatment of Homes of America residents…
In a disappointing decision, the Minnesota State Board of Investment voted to approve an additional investment of up to $450 to private equity firms Bridgepoint and Bridgepoint subsidiary Energy Capital Partners at the board’s October 21, 2025 meeting.
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) was founded in 2017 to address the growing impacts of private equity on people and the planet. We are a resource to the communities, individuals, and organizations grappling with these impacts. In the coming…
Why Walgreens’ New CEO Should Alarm Us The man who oversaw massive store closures and job cuts at Staples is now in charge of one of America’s most important companies. The following op-ed…
PE Files #002: Denny’s PESP’s PE Files take a look at how portfolio companies are impacted by the private equity playbook, from beloved businesses bankrupted to mass layoffs at formerly mom-and-pop operations. WHO: Diner chain Denny’s; private equity…
