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To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction A Federally Authorized Program Gaps in FCC oversight of the VRS industry The Private Equity Owned…
In May 2024, Blackstone announced a new program to distribute ownership to employees at all the portfolio companies it acquires in the future. The firm will start by implementing the program at Copeland,…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) have published an analysis of private equity giant Blackstone’s profit-seeking practices in California as residents suffer amidst one of the nation’s worst…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Table of Contents Key Points About Blackstone Blackstone Goes on a Buying Spree Blackstone Hikes Rents in San Diego Blackstone Ramped Up…
In May, the FBI raided the Atlanta headquarters of apartment manager Cortland Management as “part of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into potential antitrust violations in the multifamily housing industry”, according to the company.
On June 5, in capitulation to the outcry from the private equity industry, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down[1] the Private Fund Advisors rule promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and Manufactured Housing Action (MHAction) have released the Private Equity Manufactured Housing Tracker, a first-of-its-kind tool monitoring private equity and hedge fund ownership of manufactured housing communities…
An intricate network of housing industry groups, often backed by corporate landlords, are actively blocking solutions that would alleviate the worst aspects of the current housing crisis and improve affordability, according to a new report. …
This past week, Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, held its global limited partner (LP) conference in Boca Raton, Florida. A limited partner in private equity or venture capital refers to an individual or entity that provides capital…
Since 2017, there have been at least 115 new private equity investments in hospital services across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, including 45 buyouts and 70 growth investments. 2023 saw 29 deals alone spanning 12 countries.[1]…
This month, private equity firm Blackstone, the world’s largest landlord, finalized its acquisition of Tricon Residential, expanding its inventory of single-family rental homes to 66,000 properties in the U.S. Since its announcement in January, the deal…
A piece in Popular Information contrasts recent reporting on a so-called “explosion” in squatting cases with the very real affordable housing crisis plaguing tenants across the United States. Popular Information, March 26, 2024:…
