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Last month, Teen Vogue published a story explaining the private equity industry and the sectors in which PE firms invest. The private equity industry, known for its leveraged buyout practices, is criticized for prioritizing profit over the well-being of purchased…
Patients in U.S. prisons and jails have no choice in who provides them with healthcare. Instead, contracts are made between private companies and state and local governments, whose officials may not be motivated by care quality concerns, but instead budgetary…
“YesCare Dodges Liability for Prison Conditions: Merger, Division, and Bankruptcy,” written by Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) researcher Michael Fenne, chronicles the consequences of YesCare’s private equity ownership. With a business model prioritizing high profits…
U.S. prison healthcare provider continues to profit in the midst of wrongful death and sexual abuse lawsuits A new evaluation of U.S. prison healthcare provider YesCare documents how the private equity-owned company used a bankruptcy strategy to evade…
In September 2023, the Federal Trade Commission sued private equity firm Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe and a healthcare provider under its ownership, alleging a coordinated monopoly scheme at Texas patients’ expense. The complaint alleges that Welsh Carson and US…
In August 2023, CHG Healthcare Services, a medical staffing company, implemented a $530 dividend recapitalization.[1] This is the company’s sixth dividend recapitalization[2] since it was acquired by private equity firms Leonard Green and Partners and Ares…
On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules and rule amendments to enhance the regulation of private fund advisers and update the existing compliance rule that applies to all investment advisers. The new rules and…
In light of the growing 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…
Private equity-owned home health provider Help at Home will completely terminate services in Alabama at the end of September after 45 years in the state, citing Alabama’s inaction to expand Medicaid.[1] As a result, Help at Home will…
New Illinois legislation that increases Attorney General oversight of healthcare mergers and acquisitions is good news for patients, healthcare workers, and communities On August 11, 2023, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill (HB) 2222 into law, which will…
Private equity-backed Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. is a home healthcare company that has been financially underperforming in recent years under a mountain of debt. It is majority owned by private equity firms Bain Capital and J.H. Whitney Capital Partners,…
In light of the growing 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…
