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The Kern County Employees Retirement Association (KCERA) board will vote today on whether to commit $40 million in the Landmark Real Estate Partners Fund IX. Landmark is a major investor in Progress Residential, the second largest owner of…
A newly released issue brief by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) investigates the role of private equity firms in the quickly growing urgent care sector. “Private Equity’s Growing Foothold In Largely Unregulated Urgent Care…
A newly released issue brief by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project investigates the role of private equity firms in the quickly growing urgent care sector. “Private Equity’s Growing Foothold In Largely Unregulated Urgent Care Raises…
Private Equity Stakeholder Project Supports Repealing the Carried Interest Loophole as Part of the Inflation Reduction Act Closing the carried interest loophole is long overdue. This tax giveaway has given private equity firms an unfair advantage and has generated enormous…
In the last few years, private equity firms including The Blackstone Group and Starwood Capital have become some of the largest owners of subsidized affordable housing in the United States, acquiring apartment properties with more than 138,000 units backed by…
Institutional investors are eyeing Houston’s high rental home demand and are quickly purchasing single family homes to convert into rental units, according to a recent story by Community Impact. Community Impact, July 8,…
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a new staff report with findings from its year-long investigation into the eviction practices of four large corporate landlords during the first 16 months of…
Private Equity Stakeholder Project Executive Director Jim Baker joined with representatives from the Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) and the Georgia Institute of Technology at the US House Committee on Financial Services: Where Have…
At the recent Labor Notes conference in Chicago, The Private Equity Stakeholder Project hosted a panel on organizing against private equity featuring researchers from PESP and workers from companies owned by private equity firms, representing the retail, manufacturing,…
Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) Executive Director Jim Baker testified in front of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations at: “Where Have All the Houses Gone? Private Equity, Single Family Rentals, and America’s Neighborhoods.” This hearing spotlighted…
The private equity firm KKR recently acquired a majority stake in Refresco, the world’s largest independent bottling company. Refresco produces beverages such as BodyArmor Sports Drink for Coca-Cola, Gatorade for Pepsi, Arizona Iced Tea, and Tropicana…
In May, North Carolina journalists launched an article series investigating the impact of Pretium and other corporate real estate investors on the state’s housing market. Charlotte Observer, May 9, 2022: Wall Street Landlords Are…
