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A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project exposes the risks of private equity investments in value-based care (VBC) providers, detailing how debt-based financial strategies have led to bankruptcies, clinic closures, and healthcare consolidation, impacting vulnerable…
On Monday, May 26, 2025, Common Dreams published an opinion piece written by PESP’s Ryan Leitner about how the expansion of the Rio Grande LNG facility poses significant environmental, health, and economic risks to local communities and investors, including…
New Health Affairs study on PE and ophthalmology practices A recent study adds to evidence suggesting that private equity’s short-term profit incentives contribute to reduced healthcare access for patients in vulnerable populations. In May, Health Affairs published new research…
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) examines the controversy surrounding the ongoing Centennial Yards redevelopment project led by LA-based private equity firm The CIM Group. With initial estimates for the project in…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. From the controversial “Cop City” project, to the well-documented corporate infiltration of the single family rental market, Atlanta remains…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) today announced the formation of its first-ever advisory council, bringing together leading advocates, attorneys, and academics to strengthen efforts to hold private equity accountable. Since its founding in 2017,…
PESP is proud to have a diverse advisory council of leading advocates, attorneys, and academics who will support our mission to hold private equity accountable.
As the proceeding to determine whether ALLETE, the parent company of Duluth-based utility Minnesota Power, can be purchased by the BlackRock subsidiary Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), ratepayers are voicing their concerns about a private equity firm buying their…
Table of contents Introduction Services in detention facilities Facility management Healthcare Juvenile detention Food service/commissary Labor Telecommunications Education Transportation Surveillance and law enforcement tools Biometrics and digital surveillance…
Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) released a tracker detailing the extensive presence of private equity in companies servicing prisons and detention centers as well as surveillance and law enforcement tools. The Private Equity…
Last month, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project released the Private Equity Multi-Family Housing Tracker, an analysis of the extent of the industry’s ownership of apartment housing in the United States. The tracker revealed…
Energy Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Bridgepoint, is in the process of purchasing the General James M. Gavin coal-fired power plant in southeastern Ohio. The Gavin plant is the most deadly coal-fired power plant in the U.S.,…
