Farmworkers call for a boycott of Instar-owned Windmill Farms
In December, the United Farm Workers (UFW) announced their first boycott in twenty years, seeking to encourage customers not to buy mushrooms grown at Windmill Farms, which is…
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DOJ updates case against Thoma Bravo’s RealPage to include six of largest landlords
The Department of Justice announced it filed an amended complaint to its antitrust lawsuit against RealPage (owned by Thoma Bravo) to sue six of the largest U.S. landlords for their alleged participation in a nationwide rental price-fixing…
Concerns surround appointment of private equity insider to head up Federal Housing Finance Agency
As the second Trump administration takes power, concerns are mounting surrounding the influence of private equity oligarchs in federal housing policy amidst a national affordable housing crisis. During the January 16 hearing regarding the nomination of…
Before going dark, HHS released report on PE in healthcare markets
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report in response to the Consolidation in Health Care Markets Request for Information (RFI) as one of its last actions under the Biden administration.
Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – December 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…
Massachusetts passes healthcare oversight legislation in response to Steward Health Care crisis
In the eleventh hour of 2024, the Massachusetts legislature passed legislation aimed at increasing healthcare oversight and regulating private equity.[1] On January 8, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed the bill into law.[2] As highlighted in the…
Top resources on Prospect Medical and Leonard Green & Partners
PESP resources on Prospect Medical Holdings and Leonard Green & Partners for reporters and researchers Reports How Private Equity Raided Safety Net Hospitals and Left Communities Holding the Bag – November 29, 2022…
Potential Gavin owner Energy Capital Partners won’t retire plant
Energy Capital Partners (ECP) is a subsidiary of private equity firm Bridgepoint currently seeking regulatory approval to acquire the 50-year-old James M. Gavin Power Plant, one of the highest emitting, dirtiest and deadliest coal-fired power plants in the…
PESP statement on Department of Justice action against private equity landlord Blackstone for alleged rental price-fixing scheme
Last week, the Department of Justice announced it had filed an amended complaint to its antitrust lawsuit against RealPage in order to sue six of the largest U.S. landlords for their alleged participation in a nationwide…
Profits from U.S. LNG exports will flow overseas
As the buildout of the US LNG export industry continues to harm frontline communities and the environment along the Gulf South, international investors are flooding the market to take advantage of cheap American gas. Outside of bank financing…
Bipartisan US Senate investigation exposes harms of private equity hospital ownership
On January 7, the US Senate Budget Committee released the findings of a year-long investigation of private equity ownership of hospitals. The bipartisan effort was led by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Ranking Member Charles E.
Private Equity in Healthcare – PESP’s December 2024 Roundup
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…
