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Proposed deal would have hurt consumers, workers, say advocates Yesterday, a federal judge blocked the $24.6 billion acquisition of grocery chain Albertsons by rival grocery Kroger, siding with the Federal Trade Commission in its argument that…
Potential Walgreens buyer Sycamore Partners has history of bankruptcies and workplace violations This week, a potential acquisition of national pharmacy company Walgreens by private equity firm Sycamore Partners was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The nonprofit watchdog…
Private equity profiting from U.S. medical debt PESP published a report in September detailing how private equity both profits from and contributes to the $220 billion U.S. medical debt crisis through the ownership of revenue cycle management (RCM) companies.
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Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team puts together a Roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. For a full list of our…
In light of private equity’s continued interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project tracks private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions each month and produces an annual report exploring trends in…
PESP reflects on the progress and challenges in regulating private equity’s healthcare business practices The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) today released a comprehensive report detailing the legislative and regulatory actions taken across the United States in response…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a comprehensive report detailing the legislative and regulatory actions taken across the United States in response to the growing evidence of private equity’s detrimental impact on healthcare systems. From federal agencies…
As PESP has written about, RealPage remains the subject of an ongoing Department of Justice lawsuit, along with over 30 class action lawsuits. RealPage has been accused of…
Wall Street watchdog PESP outlines state and local policy options for mitigating the impact of private equity and other institutional investors The Private Equity Stakeholder Project released the fourth installment of its Tools for Tackling Corporate Landlords…
Feinberg could lead DOD after Cerberus-owned Dyncorp paid over $9 million to resolve DOJ lawsuits This week, it was reported that President-elect Donald Trump selected Stephen Feinberg to be his deputy Defense secretary. Feinberg is the Co-Founder, Co-Chief…
A new report released by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) examines how a handful of private equity firms are playing an outsized role in the deportation and surveillance of millions of immigrants in the United States.
