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Last month, the Biden administration recently released a spreadsheet of ownership data on all Medicare-certified hospitals in the US, citing its commitment to transparency and promoting competition. STAT News December 20, 2022: Biden admin shares ownership data for thousands…
Private equity firm Cerberus Capital management is providing the world with yet another example of how the past year’s record inflation has been largely caused by corporate greed and excessive profits. On January 17, the Washington…
Sterigenics Agrees to Pay $408 Million to Settle Hundreds of Claims of Cancer-Causing Emissions Private-equity-owned medical sterilization company Sterigenics has agreed to pay $408 million to settle hundreds of cases alleging that its ethylene oxide emissions caused cancer and…
Los Angeles, CA: Tenants from Alexandria, VA and San Diego, CA addressed the University of California regents during the board’s quarterly meeting January 17-18 at UCLA. Tenants spoke about the increase in eviction filings at apartment complexes owned by…
The CIM Group is a private equity real estate firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The last four CIM real estate funds have underperformed their peers, posting returns in the third and fourth (i.e. bottom) quartiles. For instance, CIM Fund VIII…
Private equity firms and the companies they own come in contact with students, teachers, administrators, and families in a variety of ways in the education sector. With the power to create educational content and administer tests, hire school staff, manage…
A new article from Hawai’i Business Magazine covers the effect of Blackstone and other firms in Hawai’i’s West Oahu rental market, relaying tenants’ experiences with rising rents and added fees. Hawai’i Business Magazine:…
PE firms bought at least $25 billion in fossil fuel assets from public markets, KKR grabs biggest deals In 2021 and 2022 private equity firms have acquired at least $25 billion of oil and gas assets from the public markets.
CBS News, Dec 6, 2022: “What they’ve done is extremely evil”: Pennsylvania hospital shutdown spurs questions about private equity in health care CBS News recently investigated the…
The Carlyle Group enters 2023 facing challenges as its efforts to raise new funds and search for a Chief Executive Officer both drag on. The Financial Times reported in…
No Surprises Here Private equity-backed companies are among the top initiating parties in the No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution process In December 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a report containing initial data (covering…
PESP response to NY nurse strike Private equity and the need for better pay and safer staffing in the nursing field 7,000 nurses from two NYC hospitals went on strike Monday, calling for…
