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Apollo Global Management plans to raise $25 billion for its next flagship buyout fund in 2022 and will not be investing in fossil fuels through the new fund, according to Bloomberg. The new fund will be one of the…
In January, Bloomberg reported that private equity giant Apollo Global Management, with $481 billion in assets under management, is pledging not to invest in fossil fuels in its next flagship buyout fund (See “Apollo to Shun…
Private equity firm Apollo Global Managementin late December completed its acquisition of acute care hospital chain Kindred Healthcare and merged it with rural hospital chain LifePoint Health. As part of the transaction, LifePoint has shifted some of the acquired…
The Fight for $15 began ten years ago with mass strikes by workers at McDonald’s and other fast-food companies in multiple cities across the U.S. Since then, the $15 minimum wage has gained an enormous amount of traction and has…
Workers have been on strike in Alabama for nearly 10 months Since April 1, 2021, 900 mineworkers have been on strike after saving their employer more than $1 billion during and after its bankruptcy through cuts in pay, overtime,…
New Private Markets contacted the 10 private equity firms featured in the Private Equity Stakeholder Project’s report: Private Equity Propels the Climate Crisis. The report found that these private equity firms, since 2010, have made energy investments dominated by…
Bloomberg reporter Sabrina Willmer assessed the difficulty of measuring the impact of private equity’s investments that the industry claims are helping the environment and society. She reported how detractors of private equity “question whether an industry known for buying companies…
In its latest report on how private equity is contributing to the global climate crisis, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project examines the energy holdings for ten of the world’s largest alternative asset managers that manage a total of $3…
In a new report, “Private Equity Firms Reap Payouts After Hospital Chain Received $1.6 Billion in CARES Act Support,” Private Equity Stakeholder Project examines LifePoint Health, a leading rural hospital chain owned by private equity firm Apollo Global Management.
Garment workers in Nicaragua and Honduras went on strike to fight back against layoffs due to factory closures. These factories are owned by Tegra, which is owned by the private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Sourcing Journal, June 7, 2021:…
