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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…
PESP has released the Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker A running list of U.S. bankruptcies connected to private equity Updated February 12, 2025 Key Findings Disproportionate Role in Bankruptcies Private equity firms played a role in 56% (27 of 48…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a comprehensive report detailing the legislative and regulatory actions taken across the United States in response to the growing evidence of private equity’s detrimental impact on healthcare systems. From federal agencies…
Table of Contents Introduction Map of Philadelphia area companies owned by private equity Private equity in Philadelphia healthcare Physical therapy Behavioral health Dental Home health & hospice Urgent care Specialty…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has launched an eye-opening report revealing the growing role of private equity firms in America’s mounting medical debt crisis. This comprehensive analysis, “Private Equity’s Revenue Cycle: Creating and Collecting U.S. Medical Debt,” sheds light on…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. In May 2025, PESP published a blog post that provides an update on Steward Health Care. It can be accessed here. Key points Steward…
Key Points 2023 saw a wave of bankruptcies at private equity-owned companies. At least 17 (21%) of the 80 healthcare companies that filed for bankruptcy in 2023 were owned by private equity firms. Another wave of PE-driven healthcare bankruptcies is…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a report providing an in-depth analysis of private equity dealmaking in the healthcare sector throughout 2023. Titled “Private Equity in U.S. Healthcare: Trends in 2023 Deal Activity”…
This report examines the role of private equity in the growing multibillion-dollar Medicare Advantage industry. With a rapidly aging population in the US, and therefore growing market for Medicare Advantage products, the MA sector has…
New Report Details Harm Caused to Healthcare Industry by Apollo Global Management Findings add to Senate Investigation of Lifepoint Health’s PE owner The comprehensive study, “Apollo’s Stranglehold on Hospitals Harms Patients and Healthcare Workers,”…
How Private Equity Profits Off of Disabled and Chronically Ill Americans In recent years, private equity firms have aggressively sought to acquire and control segments of the healthcare industry. A report from the Private…
“YesCare Dodges Liability for Prison Conditions: Merger, Division, and Bankruptcy,” written by Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) researcher Michael Fenne, chronicles the consequences of YesCare’s private equity ownership. With a business model prioritizing high profits…
