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In light of the growing private equity acquisitions of health care companies and the risks associated with private equity ownership of health care providers, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed health care acquisitions. Below is…
According to financial industry publication Buyouts, private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners is reportedly trying to move assets from its Green Equity Investors V (GEI V) Fund, which began investing in 2007, into a continuation…
In light of the growing investor interest in health care and the risks associated with private equity ownership of health care companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed health care acquisitions. Below is a list…
The Rhode Island Attorney General and Department of Health, which are reviewing Leonard Green’s application to exit its majority stake in the embattled hospital system, in late October extended their review process for a change in…
As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, private equity investment in health care continues to outpace the broader industry, and analysts expect that trend to continue. The sector has remained resilient to the pandemic and private equity deal activity is steadily…
After briefly halting the practice earlier this year, private equity firms’ use of dividend recapitalizations has seen a significant resurgence in recent weeks. Dividend recapitalizations are transactions where private equity firms add debt to the companies they own to pay…
Dividend recapitalizations are transactions by which private equity firms load debt onto companies they own to give themselves cash payouts. The tactic has been widely criticized by both supporters and skeptics of the private equity model for needlessly saddling companies…
Workers and community members in Waterbury, Connecticut are speaking out about ongoing problems at Prospect Medical Holdings’ Waterbury Hospital. Prospect is a safety net hospital chain owned by private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners. Leonard Green and other owners…
ProPublica recently published a lengthy investigation into Leonard Green & Partners’ ownership of safety net hospital chain Prospect Medical Holdings: “Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances.”…
The behavioral health industry has seen immense growth over the last decade, with a substantial portion of that growth driven by private equity investment. Firms have targeted mental health and addiction services, including outpatient and inpatient therapy, intellectual and developmental…
On September 1, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a moratorium on residential evictions through the end of the year to help limit the spread of COVID-19, noting: “In the context of a…
