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Last month, PESP researcher Azani Creeks was featured on Meredith Lynch’s podcast Oddly Specific. During the episode, Azani talked about private equity’s role in disaster recovery efforts across the country, and how firms are benefitting from the…
GIP claims to be focused on decarbonization and energy transition… The private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, repeatedly touts its focus on sustainability across its website…
The proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of ALLETE, the parent company of Minnesota Power, by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP) has sparked…
PESP Updates Private Equity Hospital Tracker 488 U.S. hospitals are now owned by private equity, and since last year’s update, 30 private equity-owned facilities saw their CMS star ratings decrease Today, Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) announced the launch of its…
Today, PESP wrote a letter expressing concerns about the University of California’s potential reversal on divesting from fossil fuels. PESP is urging the University to maintain its commitment to divestment, citing the ongoing financial and climate risks associated with…
The CIM Group is an LA-based private equity firm that has been profiled numerous times on the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) blog, most notably for its mistreatment of tenants at…
How private equity gets its cut from “Uber for nursing” In March, Private Equity Stakeholder Project was proud to co-sponsor an event launching a new report by Fairwork: “When AI Eats the Manager.” The report…
Ariel Investments’ private equity arm is the majority owner of Sorenson Communications, a language services provider for Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters at Sorenson are organizing a union with the Office and Professional Employees…
State leaders and advocates take action to address pensioners’ financial climate risk in Oregon As a record number of bills are making their way through the 2025 Oregon legislative session, the Private Equity…
A new analysis from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals that at minimum, private equity firms own 8200 apartment buildings and over 2.2 million units in the U.S., representing about 10% of all apartment units in the…
Thoma Bravo-owned RealPage, which creates software programs for property management and real estate, is the subject of over 30 class action lawsuits along with a lawsuit by the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
In September of 2024, Hurricane Helene turned life as many Western North Carolinians knew it completely upside down in a matter of hours. The rising floodwaters knocked out power for days or weeks, destroyed homes, flooded businesses, and,…
