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Private equity firm Brookfield owns nuclear supplier Westinghouse. In July, reports surfaced of Westinghouse management paying for third party created videos, leaflets, and other materials distributed to the workforce to discourage union membership, as well as coercive statements, rules,…
In August of this year, Roark Capital announced plans to acquire the U.S. sandwich chain Subway for nearly $10 billion. Roark Capital’s acquisition of Subway greatly expands the firm’s global presence as a fast food franchisor – Subway has…
On December 5, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) teamed up to introduce the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act of 2023. This legislation was introduced to address the growing problem of housing consolidation by Wall…
Senate Budget Committee chair, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and co-chair, Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have announced that they are launching a bipartisan investigation into the impacts of private equity ownership of hospitals. Alongside the announcement of the investigation, the Senators sent…
The Carlyle Group’s two-year fundraising journey for its flagship buyout fund, Carlyle Partners VIII, closed in August raising an abysmal 54 percent of its $27 billion goal and overall 20 percent less than what the firm raised for…
The report highlights housing policies that would curb abuses by corporate landlords and existing housing laws. Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) released the latest installment of its Tools for Tackling Corporate Landlords policy report series, which focuses…
Tenants call on CalPERS to halt investments in Blackstone due to role in fueling housing crisis Tenants of Blackstone-owned properties spoke at a November 13 meeting of the California Public Employees Retirement System…
On August 29th, tenants, community members, and faith leaders staged a protest and vigil at the Southern Towers Apartment Complex in Alexandria, Virginia. The action marked the third anniversary since private equity firm…
Report exposes Brookfield’s fossil fuel investments and emissions reality Facts do not square with promises touted by former central banker and net-zero advocate Mark Carney Private equity giant Brookfield Corporation’s vast fossil fuel investments undermine its stated commitment to tackle…
Blackstone faces third portfolio company healthcare fraud settlement as DOJ alleges “culture of kickbacks” at TeamHealth Last month, medical staffing firm Team Health Holdings, Inc. and three other defendants agreed to pay nearly $4.4 million to settle allegations of…
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk) into law, the first of its kind in the United States.[1] Both bills place…
In the midst of a lawsuit alleging violations of workers’ rights, the Ostrom Mushroom Farm of Sunnyside, Washington – “the largest producer of mushrooms in Washington State and a proud USA company” – has been sold…
