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At the World Economic Forum last month, President Donald Trump unveiled details of his proposed ban on institutional investor purchases of single-family homes via an executive order. The executive order came two weeks after Trump…
Private equity’s healthcare bankruptcies are destabilizing care and communities Private equity played an outsized role in healthcare bankruptcies in 2025, according to an updated Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker released by PESP. While private equity represents roughly 7…
Yes! Communities is one of the largest owners of manufactured housing in the U.S., with 266 parks in its portfolio comprising over 77,000 home sites. The company is currently owned by Stockbridge Capital Partners, the Pennsylvania Public Schools…
Private equity firms were involved in a majority of the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcies in 2025, according to an updated Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker released today by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP). Despite accounting…
Major U.S. private equity firms are jockeying to pick up Russian oil major Lukoil’s overseas fossil fuel assets. Under pressure to sell due to Western sanctions, The Carlyle Group has reached a tentative deal…
PESP has released the Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker A running list of U.S. bankruptcies connected to private equity Updated February 20, 2026 For data on 2024 PE-connected bankruptcies, click here. Key Findings Disproportionate Role in Bankruptcies and Distressed…
Walgreens is laying off hundreds of workers across multiple states just months after its acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, a move that follows early cost-cutting measures that had already raised concerns for workers, patients, and communities.
A year that highlighted private equity’s risks to healthcare In 2025, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project documented a year defined by escalating scrutiny of private equity’s role in healthcare. From major hospital bankruptcies and closures to high-profile acquisitions…
Despite affordable housing being a selling point for The District Detroit, a downtown sports and entertainment development, the project is now delaying the promised affordable housing, in a move reminiscent of the CIM Group’s redevelopment…
Report finds steady deal activity and use of joint ventures with nonprofit health systems The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) has released the 2025 edition of its annual healthcare acquisitions analysis, providing an overview of private equity dealmaking in the…
Trump EPA rollback weakens oversight of private equity’s fossil fuel pollution Research links private equity to major emissions and billions in U.S. health costs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s decision to repeal the Environmental…
The University of California (UC) has invested billions of dollars from its endowment and its staff retirement plan with private equity-owned landlords. These landlords own apartments, student housing, subsidized affordable housing, single-family rental homes, and manufactured home parks. …
