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Progress Residential, the largest Single Family Rental company in the U.S. has extracted over $40 million in wealth from the North Minneapolis community, according to a new report by the Private Equity Stakeholder…
Multiple examples have surfaced of companies owned by private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management spending resources on anti-union efforts instead of investing in their workforces and respecting the rights of workers to organize and collectively bargain. …
According to a new OilPrice.com story, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Asia have experienced a significant decline this year, with total M&A value dropping by 41% year on year to $362 billion, the lowest…
PESP researchers Valentina Dabos and Azani Creeks led a panel discussion on private equity and labor organizing at the 2023 Labor Research and Action Network (LRAN) conference in Washington, DC, earlier this month. Pointing out the…
This report series uplifts state and local policy options for mitigating the impact of private equity and other institutional investors on housing affordability and renters’ rights: PART 1: Landlord Registries, Licensing, and Proactive Inspections…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has released “Part 2: Challenging State Preemption of Local Affordable Housing Initiatives” as part of its Tools for Tackling Corporate Landlords report series. The series uplifts state…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has released “Part 2: Challenging State Preemption of Local Affordable Housing Initiatives” as part of its Tools for Tackling Corporate Landlords report series. The series uplifts state…
Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, a top contender in the 1st Congressional District race, is being scrutinized for her previous support of a healthcare transaction that potentially endangered the future of two local hospitals, according to…
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) announced that in the last few weeks, hundreds of Packers Sanitation (PSSI) workers that clean meatpacking and food processing plants across the country have joined the UFCW. The union has reached an…
CalMatters reported how two years ago, “Blackstone bought 66 relatively low-rent apartment buildings in San Diego County from a charitable foundation. Tenants of those 5,800 dwellings say they see rent increases, maintenance issues and evictions in their futures.” CalMatters,…
PESP healthcare director Eileen O’Grady has been invited as a featured speaker at this year’s Aspen Ideas: Health conference, a multi-day event in Colorado tackling the biggest challenges in health, medicine, and science. O’Grady…
Rubenstein to leave Harvard Corp, following calls by advocates and community groups for him to resign over massive fossil fuel investments The Carlyle Group’s co-founder, billionaire David Rubenstein will step down from the Harvard Corporation’s board with six years remaining…
