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On May 15, 2023, KKR-owned Envision Healthcare filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[1] Looking at the Chief Transformation Officer’s declaration filed concurrently with Envision’s bankruptcy petition, one might think that Envision was an underdog up against the Goliathan COVID-19…
In light of the growing 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 healthcare…
Private equity investors in healthcare finally face the music as their highly leveraged companies face downgrades and defaults on a large-scale Private equity’s use of debt to fund its healthcare investments is becoming a major liability for its portfolio companies…
PESP’s and United for Respect’s May Day action and Labor Rights platform were featured in an investigative piece by Truthout…
On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new amendments to enhance private fund reporting. According to the SEC, the rule amendments will “enhance the ability of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to…
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group reported earlier this week that its fundraising declined by 48% over the last twelve months through March 2023.[1] Carlyle reported raising $27.6 billion during the twelve months ending March 31, 2023…
In light of the growing 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 healthcare…
Hospital operations, management and consulting companies can provide an avenue for private equity firms to harvest profits from nonprofit and public healthcare providers. Ovation Healthcare (formerly QHR Health)[1] owned by private equity firm Grant Avenue Capital…
What Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and bailout mean for private equity, and how regulators can prevent a future crisis Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on March 10, 2023 following a dramatic bank run. Regulators had to step in to contain the…
For the first time, advocates can discover the U.S. hospitals owned by private equity firms The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) is releasing a first-of-its-kind data project to track the insurgence of private equity (PE) ownership of our…
Letter signed by 15 organizations endorses ownership disclosure requirements for Medicare/Medicaid facilities On Wednesday, April 12, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and Public Citizen submitted an endorsed comment letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers…
In early March, PESP researcher Michael Fenne participated in a panel discussion at the 2023 National Disability Rights Virtual Conference, hosted by the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). The panel title was “Using Access Authority to as a Tool…
