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The first quarter of 2025 saw a disproportionate number of large private equity bankruptcies. 7 out of 10 bankruptcies at companies with over $1 billion in liabilities were at companies owned by a private equity firm, despite private…
Last month, PESP researcher Azani Creeks was featured on Meredith Lynch’s podcast Oddly Specific. During the episode, Azani talked about private equity’s role in disaster recovery efforts across the country, and how firms are benefitting from the…
Ariel Investments’ private equity arm is the majority owner of Sorenson Communications, a language services provider for Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at Sorenson are organizing a union with the Office and Professional Employees…
A new report from PESP highlights the growing trend of private equity buyouts of farm operations across the United States. Betting the farm: Private equity buyouts in US agriculture, analyzes how the private…
Late last month, interpreters who work for Ariel-owned Sorenson Communications and Teleperformance-owned ZP Better Together gathered with Texas Congressman Greg Casar for a press conference in front of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Washington, DC office.
Joann, the fabric and craft store, was one of the many private equity-backed companies to file for bankruptcy in 2024.[1] In February, the company announced it would close all stores and lay off 19,000 employees.
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) examines how private equity is betting big on investments in education and childcare as federal investment in public education continues to decline. “Making the grade?…
Sycamore Partners proposing to finance $22 billion Walgreens buyout with 83% debt More than double the average debt level (41%) used by private equity firms to acquire companies last year Based on the financing commitments Walgreens disclosed in a…
Walgreens buyer Sycamore Partners has a history of bankruptcies and workplace violations Yesterday, news broke of the acquisition of national pharmacy company Walgreens by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The nonprofit watchdog Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) released the following…
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…
New research released by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) shows that private equity played a disproportionately large role in large U.S. bankruptcies in 2024: 56% of large corporate bankruptcies (those with liabilities exceeding $500 million)…
A company accused of violating federal regulations has sought to use federal funds for costs it incurred to defend those violations. After an audit, a designated administrator of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected such use…
