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PESP-obtained invoices regarding the contract between NYC Health + Hospitals and private-equity-owned RightSourcing were shared exclusively with Politico. The PESP public records request led to a story in Politico on how NYC Health +…
PESP healthcare director Eileen O’Grady was featured on an episode of Connecticut Public Radio to talk about private equity and PE investments in wheelchair repair companies. Connecticut Public Radio July 17, 2023: Wheelchair…
A Modern Healthcare piece looked at the long-term appetite that private equity firms have in regards to investing in the healthcare sector. Despite recent bankruptcies of private equity-backed healthcare firms such as Envision Healthcare…
After reaching an agreement protecting workers’ right to organize a union at Blackstone-owned PSSI with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), The Blackstone Group should use the lessons from one…
In light of the growing 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…
In recent years autism services companies have been a particularly trendy target for private equity acquisitions, but sweeping closures and a large-scale bankruptcy at PE-owned autism services chains over the last month suggest that PE’s aggressive descent on the industry…
As Ares Management’s housing investments drive gentrification in Atlanta, Ares founder Tony Ressler contributes to controversial Cop City project Founded in 1997, Ares Management is a private equity firm that had $360 billion in assets…
On April 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (CMS 2442-P). The proposed changes would advance CMS’ efforts to improve access to care, quality, and…
A high-powered team of prisoner-rights lawyers is investigating the Monterey County Jail’s health care provider, Wellpath, due to a series of inmate deaths allegedly caused by contract violations. Wellpath is one of the largest providers of health care in U.S.
PESP healthare researcher Michael Finne and healthcare communications coordinator Matt Parr were guests in an episode of the podcast called Other SLPs’ Pockets hosted by Dr. Jeanette Benigas and Megan Berg. Michael and Matt spoke on the trends of privatee…
New report reveals the private equity investors behind a safety net hospital closure in Chicago Pipeline Health’s private equity owners remained in the shadows while Pipeline broke promises to regulators A new investigation by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP)…
Over the last several years, Platinum Equity and its founder Tom Gores have faced significant criticism for its ownership of prison and jail telecommunications company Securus (also called Aventiv Technologies) and the high rates it charges…
