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Key Findings Disproportionate Role in Bankruptcies Private equity firms played a role in 56% (27 of 48 filings) of large U.S. corporate bankruptcies during 2024 (bankruptcies with liabilities of $500 million or greater at the time of filing). Private…
PESP has released the Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker A running list of U.S. bankruptcies connected to private equity Updated February 12, 2025 Key Findings Disproportionate Role in Bankruptcies Private equity firms played a role in 56% (27 of 48…
In addition to facing significant financial and legal headwinds, the Rio Grande liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal has met with opposition from community groups and local governments. Investors in Global Infrastructure Partners, a…
Thoma Bravo purchased the software company RealPage in 2021. Since then, as of January 2025, there have been more than 30 class action lawsuits brought by renters against the company. These renters allege that RealPage violated…
A company accused of violating federal regulations has sought to use federal funds for costs it incurred to defend those violations. After an audit, a designated administrator of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rejected such use…
Private Equity Climate Risks researchers update searchable database of top private equity energy portfolios The Private Equity Energy Tracker has been updated through January 2025 by the Private Equity Climate Risks (PECR) data consortium project. First released in February 2024, the Energy…
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…
In December, the United Farm Workers (UFW) announced their first boycott in twenty years, seeking to encourage customers not to buy mushrooms grown at Windmill Farms, which is…
The Department of Justice announced it filed an amended complaint to its antitrust lawsuit against RealPage (owned by Thoma Bravo) to sue six of the largest U.S. landlords for their alleged participation in a nationwide rental price-fixing…
As the second Trump administration takes power, concerns are mounting surrounding the influence of private equity oligarchs in federal housing policy amidst a national affordable housing crisis. During the January 16 hearing regarding the nomination of…
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report in response to the Consolidation in Health Care Markets Request for Information (RFI) as one of its last actions under the Biden administration.
