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Law360 covered opposition to the recently-announced acquisition of real estate firm Tricon Residential by private equity giant Blackstone, the largest landlord in the U.S. Private Equity Stakeholder Project and our partners at the…
During the summer, wildfires devastated Canada, partially fueled by climate change exacerbated by fossil fuel emissions. Some Canadians protested their pension fund’s investments in a Colorado oil and gas company, Civitas Resources, blaming it for exacerbating climate issues. Despite promises…
A Stateline story last month looks at the lightly-regulated home health care industry and the private equity firms finding the space to be lucrative. Stateline January 31, 2024: Private equity’s growing footprint in home health care draws scrutiny Help at…
Media Contacts: Matt Parr, Communications Director Email: matt.parr@pestakeholder.org Contact for stories involving these issue areas: Climate Healthcare Policy Detention and Surveillance Pension Funds and Investors General private equity industry Sam Garin, Senior Communications Coordinator…
A report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) highlights specifically the toll the PE business model has on people who rely on costly and necessary instruments, known as Durable Medical Equipment (DME), which includes…
The updated Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) Private Equity Hospital Tracker provides a current and refreshed list of all private equity-owned hospitals in the U.S. The data surrounding PE ownership of hospitals is staggering. The PESP…
A recent Noticias Telemundo article examines how Latino renters and buyers are being priced out of housing as a result of the increase in corporate landlords—including private equity firms such as Blackstone—in the housing market. Noticias…
Private Equity Climate Risks is launching the Private Equity Energy Tracker, the first-of-its-kind, searchable portal that provides a catalog of the energy holdings of eight of the top North American private equity firms:…
As the human and economic costs of climate change accelerate, Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read’s Net Zero plan is a crucial step toward setting Oregon’s pension system in line with the pathway to 1.5 degrees. PESP commends the Treasurer for…
As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) uses bombs, fighter jets, and other military equipment in its attack on Gaza, share prices of publicly-traded weapons manufacturers have soared. Private equity-owned defense contractors will likely also profit from a prolonged war…
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…
Finance Watchdog Group: Blackstone’s Acquisition of Tricon Will Accelerate the Affordable Housing Crisis and Harm Tenants PESP Calls on Investors and Regulators to Reject Deal Following the announcement that private equity giant Blackstone…
