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The University of Washington’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies has released a report exploring private equity’s impacts on the climate and marginalized communities, while using public pension fund capital. As a major private equity investor, public pension funds…
Workers at Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers— a Kansas-based franchisor of fast-casual restaurants with stores in more than 30 states — struck for the third time in the past year over COVID safety concerns. Private equity firm Thompson Street…
With the US Supreme Court’s August 27 decision to lift the CDC eviction moratorium, private equity firms and other corporate landlords that have filed to evict at least 85,000 residents since the federal eviction moratorium took effect face a…
How Private Equity Profits from Aggressive Medical Debt Collection In the United States’ for-profit healthcare system, large medical debt is an unfortunate reality for many. Medical debt can have a deleterious effect on a family’s ability to make ends meet,…
A fracking company owned by two private equity firms paid nearly $1 million in consulting fees to the spouse of Representative Lauren Boebert (CO) that she failed to disclose until last week.Terra Energy Partners, based in Texas…
In the last year and a half, Apollo Global Management has almost doubled the total number of employees at companies it owns, growing from about 290,000 employees to over 550,000. In May 2020, Apollo was the lead investor in a…
“We are asking for Cheesecake factory to invest in us – before you invest in them” The private equity firm Roark Capital was able to make a $257 million profit (from April 2020 to July 2021) from their partial ownership…
Brookfield Asset Management is moving forward with a $6.7 billion takeover of an oil sands pipeline company at the same time it announced the first close of its fund that will invest in renewable power companies and businesses that…
Clyburn deeply troubled that many large corporate landlords have been aggressively attempting to remove thousands from their homes On July 27, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) testified at a Hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus…
In light of the growing investor interest in health care and the risks associated with private equity ownership of health care companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed health care acquisitions. Below is a list…
With the expiration on July 31 of the CDC eviction moratorium, private equity firms and other corporate landlords who have filed to evict at least 75,000 residents since the federal eviction moratorium took affect face a choice – work with…
Some people collect stamps. Others collect coins. A special few even collect back scratchers and traffic cones. For hobbyists like these, there’s charm and salve in discovering and curating a wide-ranging set of rarities and oddities. The pastime is one…
