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Common Dreams recently published an op-ed by PESP climate director Alissa Jean Schafer on the dangers of the Blackstone-owned Gavin Coal Plant in Ohio. The world’s largest private equity firm owns one of the US’s largest and dirtiest…
Today, the Department of Justice and eight states including California and North Carolina filed a lawsuit against RealPage, the controversial private equity-owned real estate software company. The lawsuit accuses RealPage of enabling collusion among landlords to engage…
In light of continued 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 buyouts,…
In 2019, TPG Real Estate Finance Trust (which is under TPG Capital) gave K3 Holdings, a real estate investment firm, the financial backing to purchase over 400 housing units across 14 Los Angeles multi-family properties.
In a letter to JAB Holding Company sent August 6, 2024, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) slammed the firm for its role in the rapid consolidation of veterinary care in the United States.[1] JAB…
Statement from Mary Bugbee, Healthcare Director at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP), on the announcement that Steward Health Care will sell its physician network to Rural Healthcare Group, an affiliate of the private equity firm Kinderhook Industries. Kinderhook …
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) have jointly submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the proposed amendment…
A recent story in The Wall Street Journal profiles the new Responsible Property Management Standards (RPMS) Policy adopted by the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS). Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2024:…
The proposed Rio Grande Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, backed by private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), is facing new headwinds. On August 6th, the D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision to…
In July, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to address corporate landlords who contribute to an already difficult affordable-housing situation.[1] At a rally organized by ACCE (Alliance of Californians for…
The proposed Rio Grande Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, a project backed by private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), is encountering significant obstacles that call into question the viability of its future. The pension funds and other GIP investors…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) has released updated research highlighting a significant and ongoing trend in the healthcare sector: bankruptcies among private equity-owned healthcare companies. During the first half of 2024 alone, nine such companies have filed …
