Watch now: The Hidden Hand in Housing
Last month, African Communities Together (ACT) hosted a webinar titled: The Hidden Hand in Housing: Unpacking Private Equity’s Role in Our Housing Crisis, which focused on the LA-based private equity firm, the…
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PESP in the News – July 2025
PESP’s work and research into the private equity industry generates significant media coverage in numerous outlets. Scroll down to see where our expertise was featured in July 2025. Featured coverage Wall St. Firms Are Buying…
Op-ed: A harmful Ohio coal plant is a bad investment for Minnesotans
The Minnesota State Board of Investment is a relatively unknown state agency with a critical role for Minnesotans: managing over $146 billion in assets including public employee retirement plans. Its board members include Gov. Tim Walz, State Auditor Julie…
Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – July 2025
In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts,…
Over 60 newly identified gas-fired power plants added to PE energy tracker
Private Equity Climate Risks project adds over 60 newly identified gas-fired power plants to energy tracker Explore the expanded Global Fossil Fuel Asset Tracker: now 600 assets across 63 countries The August 2025 update to the Global Fossil Fuel Asset…
Genesis Healthcare files for bankruptcy
Genesis Healthcare, once the largest skilled nursing operator in the United States,[1] filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2025, burdened with more than one billion dollars in debt.[2] The company’s collapse caps years of…
Private equity is buying up homes in Ohio
A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch, “When Wall Street is your landlord: How institutional investors impact central Ohio,” found that six corporate landlords have acquired a…
Another former Pipeline hospital closes
Another former Pipeline hospital closes — Weiss Memorial joins growing list of private equity casualties Formerly owned by Pipeline Health, the hospital’s shutdown is the predictable result of allowing PE to profit from public health. Chicago, IL — Today, Weiss…
PESP warns Trump Executive Order puts 401(k) retirement savings at risk
PESP warns Trump’s Executive Order opening 401(k)s to private equity poses significant risks to working Americans’ retirement savings Executive Order could benefit Wall Street firms while exposing retirement savers to higher fees, poor returns, and hidden risks Today, President Donald…
Private Equity in Healthcare – PESP’s July 2025 Roundup
Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. In the news…
Carlyle partners with Diversified and ADNOC in multi-billion dollar fossil fuel deals
The private equity giant is set to acquire an empire of dying wells in the U.S. and major Liquefied Natural Gas assets in Australia and Papua New Guinea With two major multi-billion-dollar energy deals announced in the works in June,…
