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Since December 2022, Atlanta-area officials have charged 42 people with domestic terrorism for protesting the construction of Cop City, a police training facility that would sit on 85 acres…
Corrupt guards at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, operated by a subsidiary of multinational security company G4S, allowed a convicted murderer and rapist to run fraudulent schemes by computer for years while he was locked up, and helped him…
On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new amendments to enhance private fund reporting. According to the SEC, the rule amendments will “enhance the ability of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to…
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group reported earlier this week that its fundraising declined by 48% over the last twelve months through March 2023.[1] Carlyle reported raising $27.6 billion during the twelve months ending March 31, 2023…
What Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and bailout mean for private equity, and how regulators can prevent a future crisis Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on March 10, 2023 following a dramatic bank run. Regulators had to step in to contain the…
In a new, exclusive piece, the Guardian covered the recently released PESP report “PE Profits from Destroying the Atlanta Forest.” The Guardian investigation focused…
See the Fact Sheet. A handful of private equity firms, drawing on capital from pension funds, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, and other institutional investors have invested heavily in companies providing services to prisons, jails, and detention facilities around the…
New research compiled by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project illuminates the link between private equity (PE) companies and two controversial projects in Atlanta: Cop City and Blackhall Studios. The report, “PE Profits from Destroying the Atlanta Forest,”…
