PESP supports striking NYC nurses
PESP response to NY nurse strike Private equity and the need for better pay and safer staffing in the nursing field 7,000 nurses from two NYC hospitals went on strike Monday, calling for…
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Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – December 2022
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…
KKR’s investors should be asking questions around Envision Healthcare bankruptcy risk
With Envision Healthcare at risk for bankruptcy, limited partners invested with KKR should be asking questions In 2018, KKR’s Americas Fund XII acquired Envision Healthcare[1] for $9.9 billion via a leveraged buyout[2] that used about $7…
Almost 90% of Most Distressed Healthcare Companies are Owned by PE Firms
A new report by Moody’s Investors Service has found that healthcare companies in North America are increasingly facing credit rating downgrades and potential defaults, including 34 companies rated B3 negative or lower.[1] PESP has found that 30 of…
Private Equity Healthcare Acquisitions – November 2022
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 will be tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity…
New PESP report explores Envision Healthcare’s risk for bankruptcy
New PESP report explores how Envision Healthcare has transformed from a profitable company to one at high risk for bankruptcy while under KKR’s ownership “Envision Healthcare: A Private Equity Case Study” In light of up Envision Healthcare’s (owned by…
Envision Healthcare: A Private Equity Case Study
Envision Healthcare: A Private Equity Case Study In light of Envision Healthcare’s (owned by KKR) starring role in America’s surprise medical billing problem, as well as recent headlines around its potential bankruptcy and its ongoing feud with UnitedHealthcare, the…
How Private Equity Raided Safety Net Hospitals and Left Communities Holding the Bag
A Case Study on Leonard Green & Partners’ Ownership of Prospect Medical Holdings Prospect Medical Holdings is a safety net hospital system that was owned by private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners from 2010-2021. Over the course of…
Private Equity Healthcare Acquisitions – October 2022
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 will be tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity…
Private equity continuing to influence the prison healthcare space
Private equity continuing to influence the prison healthcare space New report looks at healthcare company Wellpath and its expansion into prison systems A new report, “Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But…
STAT News : Private equity’s Welsh Carson, casting itself as a noble force, relentlessly pursues profits in health care
STAT News recently investigated private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and their business practices in the healthcare industry. The article highlighted Welsh Carson’s involvement in multiple fraud investigations and a business trend of prioritizing…
New travel nursing report featured in Fierce Healthcare, McKnight’s Long Term Care News
A new report, “Profiting in Crisis: Exploring Private Equity’s Investments in Travel Nursing Amidst a Critical Nursing Shortage and a Pandemic,” authored by PESP researcher Mary Bugbee is seeing coverage in multiple medical…
