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Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – May 2024

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,…

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The pillaging of Steward Health Care: Appendix B

November 2010 – Cerberus Capital Management, through a newly formed company called Steward Health Care, acquires six Massachusetts hospitals from nonprofit Caritas Christi Health Care in a leveraged buyout. The overall deal is valued at $895 million.[1] Of…

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The Pillaging of Steward Health Care

To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Key points Steward Health Care is a multi-state hospital system that was owned by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management from 2010 to 2020. Steward formed in…

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Largest Private Equity Employer Database

Most recent estimates suggest private equity firms directly employ 12 million people in the United States alone, and millions more around the world. The largest number of workers employed by private equity-owned companies…

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