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Popular Information : Squatting hysteria distracts from affordable housing crisis
A piece in Popular Information contrasts recent reporting on a so-called “explosion” in squatting cases with the very real affordable housing crisis plaguing tenants across the United States. Popular Information, March 26, 2024:…
Private equity’s healthcare bankruptcies surging among high debt levels, high interest rates
In 2023, a surge in bankruptcies hit the healthcare sector, sending shockwaves through critical services across the nation. Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals alarming data in its latest report, “Private Equity Healthcare Bankruptcies…
Private Equity Healthcare Bankruptcies are on the Rise
Key Points 2023 saw a wave of bankruptcies at private equity-owned companies. At least 17 (21%) of the 80 healthcare companies that filed for bankruptcy in 2023 were owned by private equity firms. Another wave of PE-driven healthcare bankruptcies is…
Biden’s LNG pause may not lessen financial risk of Rio Grande LNG terminal
Uncertainty around global demand for liquified natural gas (LNG), otherwise known as methane gas, and overinvestment in export infrastructure should raise questions about massive proposed projects like Global Infrastructure Partners’ (GIP) Rio Grande LNG Terminal. There is increased uncertainty for…
New Private Equity Risk Index reveals industry threats to American jobs, housing, health care, and pensions
Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP), a nonprofit watchdog of the private equity industry and Wall Street, launches the Private Equity State Risk Index, a groundbreaking tool aimed at assessing the impacts of private equity (PE)…
Private Equity Healthcare Bankruptcies are on the Rise
Key Points 2023 saw a wave of bankruptcies at private equity-owned companies. At least 17 (21%) of the 80 healthcare companies that filed for bankruptcy in 2023 were owned by private equity firms. Another wave of PE-driven healthcare bankruptcies is…
Blackstone’s PSSI contests OSHA scrutiny as worker injuries have continued
More than a year after a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation exposed child labor at Blackstone’s Packers Sanitation (PSSI), injuries continue at PSSI worksites, and the company has fought OSHA oversight with legal maneuvering, including making efforts…
PESP director testifies at Senate HELP committee hearing
“When Health Care Becomes Wealth Care: How Corporate Greed Puts Patient Care and Health Workers at Risk” PESP healthcare director Eileen O’Grady testified this month at a field subcommittee hearing of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions…
Understanding investors’ roles in private equity and the energy transition
The global energy landscape is in a state of flux, propelled by a growing emphasis on sustainability and the urgent need to address climate change. In fact, a recent NOAA analysis showed the…
PECR releases research on private equity’s risky LNG playbook
New research by the Private Equity Climate Risks consortium follows private equity’s role in U.S. liquefied natural gas emissions. Private equity (PE) has played a significant role in driving investments in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry, particularly in…
Private Equity in Healthcare – PESP’s March 2024 Roundup
Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. In the news …
