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Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP), a nonprofit watchdog of the private equity industry and Wall Street, launches the Private Equity State Risk Index, a groundbreaking tool aimed at assessing the impacts of private equity (PE)…
Key Points 2023 saw a wave of bankruptcies at private equity-owned companies. At least 17 (21%) of the 80 healthcare companies that filed for bankruptcy in 2023 were owned by private equity firms. Another wave of PE-driven healthcare bankruptcies is…
More than a year after a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation exposed child labor at Blackstone’s Packers Sanitation (PSSI), injuries continue at PSSI worksites, and the company has fought OSHA oversight with legal maneuvering, including making efforts…
“When Health Care Becomes Wealth Care: How Corporate Greed Puts Patient Care and Health Workers at Risk” PESP healthcare director Eileen O’Grady testified this month at a field subcommittee hearing of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions…
The global energy landscape is in a state of flux, propelled by a growing emphasis on sustainability and the urgent need to address climate change. In fact, a recent NOAA analysis showed the…
New research by the Private Equity Climate Risks consortium follows private equity’s role in U.S. liquefied natural gas emissions. Private equity (PE) has played a significant role in driving investments in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry, particularly in…
Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. In the news …
Despite private equity’s immense impact on housing markets, the average person knows little about how the industry functions. For advocates and tenants organizing in private equity-owned properties, this can pose some challenges. To help bridge this…
For over a year, Instar-owned Windmill Farms has made headlines over troubling accusations of labor rights violations at the Washington-based mushroom farm. While management has stated that workers do not need a union, investors should be concerned about…
A recent video by More Perfect Union analyzes private equity firm Roark Capital’s low-wage fast food empire and how it impacts the approximately 1.4 million people working at their portfolio companies. Companies owned by Roark…
Private equity-backed prison healthcare contractor YesCare (formerly Corizon Health) is trying to complete a process which would allow the company to shed millions of dollars in legal and financial liabilities. If allowed to succeed, YesCare will be an example for…
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 healthcare buyouts,…
