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In the face of the CDC evictions ban, $50 billion in federal rental assistance, and warnings by the FTC and CFPB, private equity firms and other corporate landlords are still insisting on evicting families during the pandemic, particularly families…
Pensions & Investments reports on the Private Equity Stakeholder Project’s scrutiny of private equity firms taking debt-funded dividends from health care companies they own, even as the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. P&I, Apr 21,…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has been working with the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and UK group ShareAction to engage investors regarding Deliveroo, a venture capital-backed UK-based food delivery company that operates on a…
Private Equity Stakeholder Project Executive Director Jim Baker presented data on the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s (NLIHC’s) National Call on the HoUSed Campaign for Universal, Stable, & Affordable Housing. Baker spoke after a representative from the CFPB talked…
Reuters investigates the big, deep-pocketed corporate landlords with property portfolios spanning multiple states that have been the most aggressive in filing eviction cases, even as they have thrived in the pandemic. Reuters, Apr 23, 2021: Special Report-Giant…
In the last six months, a few private equity buyouts have dramatically increased the number of people working for private equity-owned companies. In October 2020, Roark Capital acquired Dunkin’ Brands, which has 330,000 people working at its…
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners is leading a group of investors acquiring $12.4 billion stake in Saudi Aramco’s oil pipelines.[i] EIG’s recent investments in fossil fuels…
Roark Capital is an Atlanta-based private equity firm with $23 billion in assets under management. Roark specializes in franchised businesses in the restaurant, retail, and health and wellness sectors. Roark’s Inspire Brands division, which includes well-known brand names like…
While institutional investors increasingly eschew fossil fuels, private equity faces a reckoning The Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a report today that analyzes the energy fund returns for private equity over the past decade. This report finds…
The Wall Street Journal reports on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission beginning to investigate companies that may have broken a federal eviction moratorium during the health crisis. The agencies said they would focus on…
The Hill reports on the calls for the federal government to step up enforcement of the CDC eviction moratorium as private equity firms and other corporate landlords have filed to evict residents despite the ban. The Hill,…
Citing testimony given at a March 25 House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight on private equity’s expanded role in the U.S. health-care system, Pensions & Investments reports that academic studies are starting to show that certain investments in…
