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The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) has released updated research tracking the largest employers in the United States that are owned by private equity firms. This comprehensive research underscores the significant impact of private equity ownership on the American workforce…
Last month, the proposed sale of private equity-owned Video Relay Service (VRS) company ZP Better Together to Teleperformance was announced. Owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries, ZP Better Together is a provider…
Proposed deal would have hurt consumers, workers, say advocates Yesterday, a federal judge blocked the $24.6 billion acquisition of grocery chain Albertsons by rival grocery Kroger, siding with the Federal Trade Commission in its argument that…
Potential Walgreens buyer Sycamore Partners has history of bankruptcies and workplace violations This week, a potential acquisition of national pharmacy company Walgreens by private equity firm Sycamore Partners was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The nonprofit watchdog…
Feinberg could lead DOD after Cerberus-owned Dyncorp paid over $9 million to resolve DOJ lawsuits This week, it was reported that President-elect Donald Trump selected Stephen Feinberg to be his deputy Defense secretary. Feinberg is the Co-Founder, Co-Chief…
As a pre-Thanksgiving outbreak of E. coli linked to carrots has left one person dead and dozens more sickened, private equity-owned Grimmway Farms has come under scrutiny. Owned by Zionsville, Indiana-based private equity firm Teays River Investments, Grimmway Farms is…
PESP Statement on Consideration of Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan for Secretary of the Treasury Earlier this week, news broke that Marc Rowan, CEO of private equity firm Apollo Global Management, is a top contender for the…
In September 2023, Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast United States, becoming the third deadliest storm in the United States after Hurricanes Katrina and Maria. Communities in and around Asheville, North Carolina, home to the…
As Americans reflect on the outcome of the recent presidential election, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project believes that the need for accountability and transparency in the private equity industry is more important than ever, and transcends electoral politics.
Ahead of the 2024 election, the month of October saw a variety of policy developments intended to address the harms created by the private equity industry. Tenant advocates, policymakers and regulators continue to offer solutions to better regulate…
A recent article in The American Prospect analyzed private equity’s control of the Video Relay Service (VRS) market, an essential communication tool for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. The American Prospect, September 30, 2024:…
On October 24, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) hosted a webinar to educate the public on a little-known but important federally-regulated program, the Video Relay Service (VRS) that allows users of American Sign Language to make…
