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The Washington Post today ran a long article, “A billion-dollar empire made up of mobile homes” on how some of the largest private equity firms in the world, including The Blackstone Group, Apollo Global Management, TPG Capital, Brookfield Asset…
A new report “Private equity giants converge on manufactured homes” details how many of the largest private equity and real estate investors in the world, managing more than $1.77 trillion in assets, have converged on the manufactured housing sector,…
Private equity firms KKR and Bain Capital, and real estate firm Vornado Realty Trust last year took retailer Toys “R” Us into bankruptcy. The retailer recently announced it is liquidating, closing all of its stores and laying off its…
From report “Private equity’s failing grade: Private equity investment in for-profit colleges” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) In October 2017, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported that students who…
From report “Private equity’s failing grade: Private equity investment in for-profit colleges” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) The US Department of Education requires colleges and universities to submit audited financial statements…
From report “Private equity’s failing grade: Private equity investment in for-profit colleges” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) The impact of the for-profit college sector, including for-profit colleges owned by private equity…
In December 2017, the New York Times looked at the role private equity firm The Blackstone Group’s mortgage firm Finance of America is playing in the growing foreclosure crisis in Puerto Rico (The Next Crisis for Puerto Rico: A…
New Jersey State Senate President Pro Tempore M.Teresa Ruiz earlier today introduced a bill (S1914) to prohibit state investments in companies that target victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, by pursuing foreclosures – either directly or indirectly – during…
In December 2017 and January 2018, community groups and Puerto Rican diaspora groups concerned about TPG Capital’s and The Blackstone Group’s foreclosures in Puerto Rico held protests at TPG’s and Blackstone’s offices. The groups called on Blackstone and TPG…
The Financial Times’ private equity-focused publication FundFire yesterday had a long article (“Blackstone, TPG Face New Pressure on Puerto Rico Loans” (Paywall)) on efforts by community groups and Puerto Rican diaspora groups to get private equity firms TPG Capital…
Private equity and real estate firm The Blackstone Group owns Invitation Homes, which late last year became the largest single-family rental landlord in the country when it merged with Starwood Waypoint Homes. The combined company owns over 82,000 homes…
Recently, private equity firms Blackstone Group and TPG Capital drew media attention for foreclosing on homeowners in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. From the New York Times, Dec 16, 2017, “The Next Crisis for Puerto Rico: A Crush of Foreclosures”: “Blackstone…
