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California legislation aims to safeguard against private equity in healthcare
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) have introduced a new bill intended to strengthen state oversight of private equity abuses in healthcare. The move comes amid rising legislative and regulatory scrutiny of…
Private equity firms overwhelm federal dispute process
Four private equity firms have dominated a dispute resolution process meant to resolve out of network payment disputes between payers and healthcare providers. The number of claims filed by only these firms has far exceeded initial expectations for the entire…
LNG demand letter, samples of wetlands delivered to GIP headquarters
South Texas communities deliver demand letter, samples of wetlands to Global Infrastructure Partners headquarters Community members and activists join on day of action against the financial backers of Rio Grande LNG Today, community members from South Texas joined together with…
PESP applauds FTC for rejecting Kroger merger with private equity-owned Albertsons
Group calls it a win for consumers and workers; Albertsons owner Cerberus recently received a failing grade in first-ever labor scorecard Statement by Justin Flores, Labor-Jobs Director at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP),…
Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – January 2024
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…
Private Equity in U.S. Healthcare: Trends in 2023 Deal Activity
Private Equity in U.S. Healthcare Trends in 2023 Deal Activity By Mary Bugbee, Eileen O’Grady, and Michael Fenne Overview In light of growing investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies,…
2023 Monthly Acquisitions Blog Posts
2023 Monthly Acquisitions Blog Posts For more information about last year’s private equity acquisitions in healthcare, check out our 2023 monthly acquisitions blog posts: January 2023 February 2023…
Tampa Bay Times : Tampa tenants say Pretium Partners-owned Progress Residential puts profits ahead of renters
A new investigative series by the Tampa Bay Times reveals that the largest landlords in the Tampa Bay area are investment firms, including Pretium Partners-owned Progress Residential. Of the 27,000 homes owned by large…
Blackstone and the Gavin Coal Plant
Blackstone must retire the nation’s deadliest coal plant The world’s largest private equity firm owns one of the US’s largest and dirtiest coal plants, General J Gavin Coal Plant in Ohio. Since Blackstone acquired Gavin in 2016 from the…
Blackstone’s Packers Sanitation continues to put workers and investors at risk
A year ago, in February 2023, Blackstone-owned Packers Sanitation paid $1.5 million in civil money penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division found the company employed at least 102 children – some…
New York Times : Advocates say PE-endorsed employee-ownership model doesn’t do enough for workers
A recent New York Times article analyzed the rise of Ownership Works, an employee-ownership model that purports to “share the wealth” with employees of portfolio companies owned by private equity firms. …
