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The Guardian reported how the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis revealed that “during the pandemic’s first 16 months, four firms – Siegel Group, Pretium Partners, Ventron Management and Invitation Homes – filed nearly 15,000…
Marketwatch joined other media outlets in covering the report published by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis’ investigation into the eviction actions of four corporate landlords Marketwatch, July 29, 2022: Corporate landlords harassed…
Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital (SCVRH), a general acute care hospital in Green Valley, AZ owned by private equity firm Lateral Investment Management, closed its doors in June 2022, leaving the rural community with a median age of 73 without…
A new issue brief by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project was recently featured in a piece by MedCity News on the impact of private equity’s expanding presence in the urgent care industry as well as its rapid consolidation. MedCity News…
For the past two years, Kohl’s has been embroiled in proxy fights with the hedge fund Macellum Advisors. Macellum proposed an alternate slate of directors before the 2022 Annual Meeting, and…
Private equity-owned companies Yes! Communities and Inspire Communities have been in the news recently for their activity in the manufactured housing sector. Manufactured housing, also known as “mobile homes”, represents “the largest sector of non-subsidized affordable housing in the United…
“What we’re seeing is a fundamental transformation of the fishing industry,” said Seth Macinko, a former fisherman and professor at the University of Rhode Island. “Labor is getting squeezed and coastal communities are paying the price.”…
NYT columnist Farhad Manjoo published an opinion piece last week about the excesses of the quick-growing trillion dollar private equity investment industry, which had a record year in 2021. had a record year in 2021, with total assets under management…
A recent article from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) gives light to concerns that private equity and other institutional investors could soon come to dominate Canada’s housing market. This problem is already widespread…
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…
Investment Week: Deep Dive: Private markets take steps towards the ‘mainstreaming’ of ESG A report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project was recently featured in a piece by Investment Week on the impact…
On July 28, Representative (D-WA) Adam Smith introduced the Saving Homes from Acquisition by Private Equity (SHAPE) Act (H.R. 8582), which would create a significant federal real estate transfer tax on institutional investors and private equity firms who purchase single-family…
