Cleanup Carlyle campaign shines light on Rubenstein’s powerful positions
The Carlyle Group’s ties to prominent cultural and academic institutions have been under fire due to the firm’s extensive investments in fossil fuels. The firm ranked last…
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WHYY : Crozer Health’s transition back to nonprofit status could come with a catch
PESP healthcare researcher Eileen O’Grady was featured in a story about Prospect Medical Holdings by Philadelphia PBS affiliate WHYY. Prospect Medical Holdings is currently being scrutinized as it…
New research finds that private equity-acquired physician practices are associated with increased health spending and utilization
On September 2, 2022, JAMA Network published a research study[1] examining the association of private equity acquisition of physician practices with changes in health care spending and utilization. The researchers looked at 578 private equity-acquired dermatology,…
Asbury Park Press: Private equity firm Capital Realty could double some rents at a senior affordable housing complex
After private equity firm Capital Realty bought an age-restricted affordable housing complex, its “residents are facing huge rent hikes, potentially more than doubling what they must pay now, leaving elected officials and advocates to untangle a…
Institutional Investor: How Private Equity Firms Poach C- Suite Talent From Public Companies
Institutional Investor reported on a paper published by academics from Harvard Business School, University of Chicago, Georgetown University that looked at U.S. companies valued at over $1 billion that were bought by private equity firms from 2010 to…
Private Equity Climate Risks Briefing
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) released their NEW scorecard that sheds light on eight of the largest private equity firms in the world, their collective holdings of billions of dollars…
Carlyle Group Fundraising Slows as the Firm Faces a String of Key Staff Departures
While the abrupt departure of Carlyle CEO Kewsong Lee in August has drawn significant attention, the company has also struggled in recent months to raise its flagship buyout fund and has seen a significant number of other departures of key…
Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard featured by The Guardian, Bloomberg and more
The new Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard, authored by PESP and AFREF, has seen wide coverage in the media since its release on September 14. Take a look at what different media…
New Scorecard Shows Private Equity’s Race to the Bottom on Climate: Carlyle ranks last, earns an ‘F’
New Scorecard Shows Private Equity’s Race to the Bottom on Climate Carlyle ranks last, earns an ‘F’ The Carlyle Group, Warburg Pincus, and KKR are the top three offenders on climate among private equity firms,…
Private Equity Climate Risks: Scorecard 2022
The Carlyle Group, Warburg Pincus, and KKR are the top three offenders on climate among private equity firms, continuing to invest in polluting industries and exposing investors to significant climate-related risk, according to a new…
Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – August 2022
In light of the growing investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity…
Fortune Op-Ed by Worker from KKR’s Refresco Highlights Safety Concerns
Cesar Moreira has been working at Refresco for eight years and is currently a member of his union’s Bargaining Committee. He is originally from Ecuador. He works in the Blend Room and helps make the drinks that are bottled and…
