Death on CIM Group construction site
The CIM Group is an LA-based private equity firm that has been profiled numerous times on the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) blog, most notably for its mistreatment of tenants at…
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PESP in the News – March 2025
PESP’s work and research into the private equity industry generates significant media coverage in numerous outlets. Scroll down to see where our expertise was featured in March 2025. Featured coverage Walgreens to be acquired…
New analysis reveals private equity firms own at least 10% of all U.S. apartments
A new analysis from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals that at minimum, private equity firms own 8200 apartment buildings and over 2.2 million units in the U.S., representing about 10% of all apartment units in the…
Private Equity Multi-Family Housing Tracker
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DOJ lawsuit against Thoma Bravo’s RealPage set to continue
Thoma Bravo-owned RealPage, which creates software programs for property management and real estate, is the subject of over 30 class action lawsuits along with a lawsuit by the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
RHP Properties files over 130 Western NC evictions in the wake of devastating Hurricane Helene
In September of 2024, Hurricane Helene turned life as many Western North Carolinians knew it completely upside down in a matter of hours. The rising floodwaters knocked out power for days or weeks, destroyed homes, flooded businesses, and,…
PESP applauds state-level actions to rein in private equity investments in housing
In recent years, private equity firms have significantly increased their presence in the housing market, reshaping the landscape of homeownership and rental housing. These investment companies have capitalized on rising housing demand and limited supply by…
PESP in the News – media coverage February 2025
PESP’s work and research into the private equity industry generates significant media coverage in numerous outlets. Scroll down to see where our expertise was featured in February 2025. Featured coverage Private equity in child care:…
How private equity exploits the tax code to loot workers, consumers, and communities
New report exposes the tax loopholes fueling private equity’s predatory business model Washington, D.C.—Today, a comprehensive, joint report published by Americans for Tax Fairness, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund exposes the…
Private Equity, Public Damage
How ‘Vulture Investors’ Get Rich Wrecking Companies, Killing Jobs, Endangering the Vulnerable & Spoiling the Environment–And Our Tax Code Helps Them Do It Private equity (PE) firms use money raised from wealthy individuals and institutional investors…
In victory for tenants, Progress Residential sells 345 single family homes in Twin Cities to non-profits
The private equity firm Pretium Partners, which owns single family rental landlord Progress Residential, recently sold 345 single-family homes in Minneapolis-St. Paul to two non-profits that have committed not to displace current residents…
RealPage latest in Thoma Bravo’s anti-trust troubles
Thoma Bravo purchased the software company RealPage in 2021. Since then, as of January 2025, there have been more than 30 class action lawsuits brought by renters against the company. These renters allege that RealPage violated…
