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With Envision Healthcare at risk for bankruptcy, limited partners invested with KKR should be asking questions In 2018, KKR’s Americas Fund XII acquired Envision Healthcare[1] for $9.9 billion via a leveraged buyout[2] that used about $7…
A new report by Moody’s Investors Service has found that healthcare companies in North America are increasingly facing credit rating downgrades and potential defaults, including 34 companies rated B3 negative or lower.[1] PESP has found that 30 of…
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 will be tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity…
New PESP report explores how Envision Healthcare has transformed from a profitable company to one at high risk for bankruptcy while under KKR’s ownership “Envision Healthcare: A Private Equity Case Study” In light of up Envision Healthcare’s (owned by…
Envision Healthcare: A Private Equity Case Study In light of Envision Healthcare’s (owned by KKR) starring role in America’s surprise medical billing problem, as well as recent headlines around its potential bankruptcy and its ongoing feud with UnitedHealthcare, the…
A Case Study on Leonard Green & Partners’ Ownership of Prospect Medical Holdings Prospect Medical Holdings is a safety net hospital system that was owned by private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners from 2010-2021. Over the course of…
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 will be tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity…
Private equity continuing to influence the prison healthcare space New report looks at healthcare company Wellpath and its expansion into prison systems A new report, “Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But…
STAT News recently investigated private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and their business practices in the healthcare industry. The article highlighted Welsh Carson’s involvement in multiple fraud investigations and a business trend of prioritizing…
A new report, “Profiting in Crisis: Exploring Private Equity’s Investments in Travel Nursing Amidst a Critical Nursing Shortage and a Pandemic,” authored by PESP researcher Mary Bugbee is seeing coverage in multiple medical…
Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But Care Issues Continue A new report by PESP healthcare researcher Michael Fenne focuses on healthcare company Wellpath, and regulatory risks that the company continues to take in…
KHN, Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care KHN recently investigate the growing influence of private equity in the healthcare industry. “Private equity is rapidly moving to reshape health care in…
