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Key Points During the first half of 2024, nine private equity-owned healthcare companies have filed for bankruptcy, comprising 23% of all large US healthcare bankruptcies so far this year. Some other private equity-owned healthcare companies have also defaulted on their…
PESP and MHAction’s Manufactured Housing Tracker was featured in a story from MLive examining Michigan’s disproportionate share of private equity-owned manufactured housing parks. MLive, June 13, 2024: “As…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project announced the release of its latest report, “American Securities Risk Assessment.” This comprehensive report aims to provide pension funds and other institutional investors with critical insights into the risks associated with…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project presents its latest report, “American Securities Risk Assessment,” offering a detailed evaluation of the risks faced by institutional investors involved with American Securities’ investment funds. This report is an essential resource for pension funds…
Workers at Industrial Hana, a Guatemalan factory that produced garments for Lucky Brand, were left without a job or legally mandated severance pay when the factory suddenly shuttered in October 2023. Industrial Hana failed to pay$1.56 million in…
Private equity and the drug war In May, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project participated in a panel hosted by Drug Policy Alliance on the topic of privatization and the war on drugs. Private equity firms have profited…
Senator Markey, chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Congresswoman Jayapal introduced the Health Over Wealth Act, targeting transparency and accountability for private equity firms and for-profit companies in…
Private equity’s role in the US healthcare sector is facing increased scrutiny from researchers, journalists, policymakers, and regulators, spurred by a growing body of evidence documenting its negative effects. Multiple state legislatures[1] and members of Congress[2]…
The Gavin Coal Plant (Gavin) is a 50-year-old 2,600 MW coal-fired power plant in Cheshire, OH,[1] originally developed and constructed by American Electric Power (AEP), an electric utility currently spanning 11 states[2]. Gavin is infamous for…
NBC News published two stories following stories unfolding at Memorial Medical Center, a nonprofit community hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico owned by the city and the county. The hospital is operated as a for-profit facility by Lifepoint Health, a…
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project unraveled the corporate pillaging that led Steward Health Care to declare bankruptcy in May 2024. The report details how private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, aided by…
The Carlyle Group plans to establish an oil and gas company in the Mediterranean after acquiring projects in Italy, Egypt, and Croatia from Energean for up to $945 million. The new venture, chaired by former BP CEO Tony Hayward, will…
