Carlyle divests largest portfolio of gas-fired power plants
Despite proclamations to “invest in the energy transition, not divest from it,” The Carlyle Group is perpetuating the climate crisis by offloading its largest and most polluting portfolio…
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Bridgepoint-owned ECP pledges to keep operating 50-year-old, polluting coal plant indefinitely
Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a unit of private equity firm Bridgepoint, is in the process of acquiring a portfolio of power plants including the 50-year-old James M. Gavin Power Plant, one of the highest emitting, dirtiest and deadliest…
Private Equity Stakeholder Project releases update to Private Equity Employer Tracker
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) has released updated research tracking the largest employers in the United States that are owned by private equity firms. This comprehensive research underscores the significant impact of private equity ownership on the American workforce…
Sale of ASL interpretation company ZP Better Together should not hinder improved wages for interpreters
Last month, the proposed sale of private equity-owned Video Relay Service (VRS) company ZP Better Together to Teleperformance was announced. Owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries, ZP Better Together is a provider…
Climate Standards and Investor Toolkit
Investors around the globe are contending with a range of market challenges along with financial and climate risks in the energy and infrastructure space. Most large institutional investors have taken important steps to…
PESP highlights private equity healthcare risks at conference
PESP Healthcare Director talk about private equity risks in healthcare at the Princeton conference hosted by Brandeis University On Thursday, November 14, PESP’s Healthcare Director Mary Bugbee participated in the panel discussion The Impacts of Private…
Rio Grande LNG headwinds continue to exacerbate risks to investors
Rio Grande LNG, backed by Global Infrastructure Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock The risks to investors of Global Infrastructure Partners’ and BlackRock’s Rio Grande LNG are mounting as the project faces growing…
Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions – November 2024
In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts,…
PESP applauds rejection of proposed merger between Kroger and Cerberus-owned Albertsons
Proposed deal would have hurt consumers, workers, say advocates Yesterday, a federal judge blocked the $24.6 billion acquisition of grocery chain Albertsons by rival grocery Kroger, siding with the Federal Trade Commission in its argument that…
Private equity takeover of Walgreens could mean risks to patients, workers
Potential Walgreens buyer Sycamore Partners has history of bankruptcies and workplace violations This week, a potential acquisition of national pharmacy company Walgreens by private equity firm Sycamore Partners was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The nonprofit watchdog…
PESP response to industry claims about medical debt
Private equity profiting from U.S. medical debt PESP published a report in September detailing how private equity both profits from and contributes to the $220 billion U.S. medical debt crisis through the ownership of revenue cycle management (RCM) companies.
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