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➡️ Key Points ➡️ Introduction ➡️ Bankruptcy Tracker ➡️ Methods ➡️ The Human Cost of Private Equity Bankruptcies ➡️ Investor Outcomes in Bankruptcy Cases ➡️ Distressed Exchanges as a Response to Private Equity Debt Burdens ➡️ Implications of Private Equity Bankruptcies ➡️ Citations
Johnstown Heights Behavioral Health, a 92-bed behavioral health hospital in Johnston, CO, has announced that it will permanently close and lay off all 158 employees. The hospital had made headlines in 2023 when state regulators found patient safety…
New research released by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) shows that private equity played a disproportionately large role in large U.S. bankruptcies in 2024: 56% of large corporate bankruptcies (those with liabilities exceeding $500 million)…
PESP has released the Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker A running list of U.S. bankruptcies connected to private equity Updated February 12, 2025 Key Findings Disproportionate Role in Bankruptcies Private equity firms played a role in 56% (27 of 48…
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…
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report in response to the Consolidation in Health Care Markets Request for Information (RFI) as one of its last actions under the Biden administration.
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…
In the eleventh hour of 2024, the Massachusetts legislature passed legislation aimed at increasing healthcare oversight and regulating private equity.[1] On January 8, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed the bill into law.[2] As highlighted in the…
PESP resources on Prospect Medical Holdings and Leonard Green & Partners for reporters and researchers Reports How Private Equity Raided Safety Net Hospitals and Left Communities Holding the Bag – November 29, 2022…
On January 7, the US Senate Budget Committee released the findings of a year-long investigation of private equity ownership of hospitals. The bipartisan effort was led by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Ranking Member Charles E.
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…
PESP Healthcare Director talk about private equity risks in healthcare at the Princeton conference hosted by Brandeis University On Thursday, November 14, PESP’s Healthcare Director Mary Bugbee participated in the panel discussion The Impacts of Private…
