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On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new amendments to enhance private fund reporting. According to the SEC, the rule amendments will “enhance the ability of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to…
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group reported earlier this week that its fundraising declined by 48% over the last twelve months through March 2023.[1] Carlyle reported raising $27.6 billion during the twelve months ending March 31, 2023…
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 Stakeholder Project and United for Respect launched its labor rights platform this week on International Workers’ Day. Knowing that the private equity industry must correct its course and improve its treatment of workers, PESP and members…
What Is LNG and what role does it play? Liquified natural gas (LNG) is natural gas transformed into a liquid for more efficient storage and shipping, from producing regions to markets. Private equity has played a significant role in enabling…
Hospital operations, management and consulting companies can provide an avenue for private equity firms to harvest profits from nonprofit and public healthcare providers. Ovation Healthcare (formerly QHR Health)[1] owned by private equity firm Grant Avenue Capital…
What Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and bailout mean for private equity, and how regulators can prevent a future crisis Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on March 10, 2023 following a dramatic bank run. Regulators had to step in to contain the…
Private equity firm’s previously undisclosed energy impacts pose risks for investors and exacerbates the climate crisis. Carlyle remains one of the largest owners of gas-fired power capacity in the U.S. A new investigation released today…
Private equity and real estate giant the Blackstone Group launched fundraising a year ago for Blackstone Capital Partners IX, its next flagship buyout fund, seeking to raise as much as $30 billion.[1] Yet Blackstone’s most recent quarterly…
The report “Blackstone Comes to Collect: How America’s Largest Landlord and Wall Street’s Highest Paid CEO Are Jacking Up Rents and Ramping Up Evictions” released by The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment…
Vice covered PESP and ACCE’s report, BLACKSTONE COMES TO COLLECT: How America’s Largest Landlord and Wall Street’s Highest Paid CEO Are Jacking Up Rents and Ramping Up Evictions. THe report described how Blackstone, the country’s largest landlord, resumed evictions…
For the first time, advocates can discover the U.S. hospitals owned by private equity firms The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) is releasing a first-of-its-kind data project to track the insurgence of private equity (PE) ownership of our…
