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A new report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and LittleSis examines a “dirty dozen” of private equity executives whose fossil fuel investments drive climate crisis and environmental injustice. As The Guardian exclusively reported (see ‘Biggest oil barons’: the…
Recent investigations into quality and compliance issues at a private-equity-owned healthcare company focused on serving frail low-income seniors may be a bellwether for the risks of private equity’s entrance into the space. InnovAge, which is majority owned by private equity…
In January, Bloomberg reported that private equity giant Apollo Global Management, with $481 billion in assets under management, is pledging not to invest in fossil fuels in its next flagship buyout fund (See “Apollo to Shun…
The US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs this week is holding a tenant listening session (February 8, 10:00 AM EST) and a hearing (February 10, 10:00 AM) on “How Institutional Landlords are Changing the Housing…
This past November, at the Consumer Voice’s annual conference, Eileen O’Grady of PESP and other experts gave an overview of how private equity ownership of nursing homes can harm residents and shed light on economic practices common to almost…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an important set of proposed rules in November 2021 to curb methane emissions from oil and gas production operations. The Private Equity Stakeholder Project joined with 150 organizations representing environmental,…
The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) sent a letter to the PRI Board of Directors requesting the delisting of PAI Partners after the private equity firm and PRI…
Private equity firm Apollo Global Managementin late December completed its acquisition of acute care hospital chain Kindred Healthcare and merged it with rural hospital chain LifePoint Health. As part of the transaction, LifePoint has shifted some of the acquired…
Private equity firms and other corporate landlords filed to evict at least 123,761 families in various counties in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Tennessee, and Nevada in 2021. Since the start of the pandemic, corporate landlords have filed at least…
The Fight for $15 began ten years ago with mass strikes by workers at McDonald’s and other fast-food companies in multiple cities across the U.S. Since then, the $15 minimum wage has gained an enormous amount of traction and has…
Cerberus Capital Management has raised tens of billions of dollars from institutional investors, such as pension funds, university endowments, and foundations. Institutional investors should assess whether the returns generated by Cerberus’ investments are adequate for the risks they entail.
