AP : Emissions declarations by equity firm Carlyle under question
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is under fire for not disclosing its largest oil and gas investment in its report on financial risk from emissions. A recent story from AP…
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Private Equity-Owned Realtors on San Francisco Chronicle’s List of the Bay Area’s Largest, Most Influential Ownership Networks
“To study property ownership in the Bay Area, the Chronicle combed through millions of unique property and business documents, consulted experts and called on additional data sets, eventually uncovering companies that…
PESP Healthcare Director speaks on private equity in healthcare in Medical for All Caucus panel
PESP healthcare director Eileen O’Grady recently was invited to speak on a panel at a meeting of the Congressional Medical for All Caucus. The caucus launched in 2018 to further knowledge and legislative…
Private equity’s role in climate crisis a center point of Energy Finance conference
Private equity’s role in climate crisis a center point of Energy Finance conference PESP climate director presents findings of new PE scorecard report On Monday, Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) Climate Director Alyssa Giachino spoke on…
How will private equity firm Blackstone manage headline risk at SERVPRO?
In March 2019, the private equity firm Blackstone Group’s Core Equity Partners Fund acquired SERVPRO, a disaster restoration company with headquarters in Tennessee, for $1 billion.[i] “We look forward to working with SERVPRO and its franchisees…
Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – September 2022
Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – September 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…
Private equity increasing investment in travel nursing, even among national nursing shortages
Private equity increasing investment in travel nursing, even among national nursing shortages New report exposes private equity’s profit-seeking tactics in medical staffing A new report, “Profiting in Crisis: Exploring Private Equity’s…
Allied Universal Acquires Attenti, Deepening Warburg Pincus’ Ties to Prison and Detention Industry
In 2021, Warburg Pincus-owned company Allied Universal acquired G4S, a global security firm with a significant prison and detention business. On August 1, 2022, Allied Universal completed its acquisition…
CIM Group is Flipping Los Angeles’ West Adams Neighborhood
Gentrification is a nation-wide problem that is only being exacerbated by collaborations between private equity firms and large developers. Through buying large properties, private equity firms push out small businesses and families who have lived in communities for…
Prospect Closures and Layoffs are Legacy of Private Equity Ownership
Prospect Closures and Layoffs are Legacy of Private Equity Ownership Prospect Medical Holdings, a hospital chain that owned 17 hospitals in 5 states, has been under fire recently for causing irreparable harm to communities and workers…
Profiting in Crisis: Exploring Private Equity’s Investments in Travel Nursing Amidst a Critical Nursing Shortage and a Pandemic
With the uptick in travel nursing since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been record levels of private equity activity in the medical staffing space. With this in mind, PESP healthcare researcher Mary Bugbee authored…
