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In early February, a Minneapolis Star Tribune article investigated the sudden closure of two Z Video Relay Service (ZVRS) call centers dedicated to providing American Sign Language translation services to the deaf and hard of…
Consumer advocates are expressing concerns about the sale of Duluth energy company Allete to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) investment board for $6.2 billion. GIP, set to be acquired by BlackRock for $12.5 billion…
This spring, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project launched the Private Equity State Risk Index, a groundbreaking tool aimed at assessing the impacts of private equity on different states. The Private Equity State Risk Index provides stakeholders…
This past week, Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, held its global limited partner (LP) conference in Boca Raton, Florida. A limited partner in private equity or venture capital refers to an individual or entity that provides capital…
Last month, PESP’s labor team traveled to Chicago to present to a packed room at the 2024 LaborNotes conference. Led by Senior Research Coordinator Azani Creeks and Campaign Coordinator Valentina Dabos, PESP’s panel centered on tactics for…
Investors in private equity seeking to mitigate adverse impacts on workers, financial risks, and reputational damage should adopt specific labor standards across their private equity portfolios. These standards should include fair wages, reasonable working hours, paid leave, non-discrimination,…
A recent Semafor piece covered private equity firm The Carlyle Group and the firm’s involvement in large solar projects in the U.S. Southeast region. Semafor April 17, 2024: Carlyle sees a cash cow in AI electricity boom The…
Since 2017, there have been at least 115 new private equity investments in hospital services across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, including 45 buyouts and 70 growth investments. 2023 saw 29 deals alone spanning 12 countries.[1]…
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…
Last month, regulators approved private equity firm Roark Capital’s acquisition of sandwich giant Subway following a probe by the Federal Trade Commission. In November 2023, the FTC announced…
This month, private equity firm Blackstone, the world’s largest landlord, finalized its acquisition of Tricon Residential, expanding its inventory of single-family rental homes to 66,000 properties in the U.S. Since its announcement in January, the deal…
KKR’s estimated emissions over 6,500 times higher than the firm reported to investors. The firm’s continued investment in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) raises alarm over stranded asset risk. With over half a trillion dollars ($553 billion) in assets…
