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While big tech firms have drawn scrutiny and local resistance for the massive buildout of data centers, private equity and credit firms are also playing a critically important behind the scenes role in data center financing and development.
The private equity firm seeking control of Chicago Parking Meters LLC has ties to ICE-linked aviation operations, expanding fossil fuel infrastructure investments, and documented public health impacts Crain’s Chicago Business recently reported that Stonepeak Partners has reached…
Recent coverage from Semafor and PitchBook highlighted growing scrutiny around private equity investment in energy infrastructure operating in regions facing geopolitical instability, and the exposure of pension fund capital to those assets. In Semafor Energy, climate…
Private equity firms push SEC rule changes to dump unwanted assets on 401K retirement savers Weakened oversight of form PF and new cross-trading pressure could deepen “bailout” of private equity industry WASHINGTON, DC — The Private Equity Stakeholder…
Private equity-backed oil companies were listed among the participants in a meeting organized by President Trump to push for investments in Venezuela after the US military captured and detained Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January…
Blackstone’s application to the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission (NM PRC) to acquire TXNM, the parent company of New Mexico-utility Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), disclosed that the firm purchased over $400 million…
Private equity firms back high-emitting LNG tankers, some face geopolitical risk In April 2026, 60 private equity-backed liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers were identified and added to The Private Equity Climate Risks Global Fossil Fuel…
A new Seattle Times investigation highlights how Washington state is proposing to invest more than half a billion dollars from its pension fund into high-risk private equity and private credit funds, even as…
U.S. state and federal lawmakers are working to halt the rampant data center buildout Responding to the mounting opposition to the rapid data center buildout in the U.S., Senator Bernie Sanders…
AES acquisition plan could force utility bills higher The following op-ed by PESP communications director Matt Parr published in April in the Indianapolis Business Journal: Over the past year, Hoosiers have watched their utility bills climb. In February, the Indiana…
KKR-backed Vista Pacifico LNG canceled amid regulatory hurdles and community opposition Earlier this month, KKR-backed Sempra Infrastructure (SI) canceled the Vista Pacifico liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, a proposed natural gas…
A new investigation by Investigative Reporting Project Italy takes a closer look at how private equity-backed energy projects are being developed on the ground and raises familiar questions about transparency, community impact, and…
