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Private equity-owned companies employ millions of workers in the United States, and the number continues to grow as private equity firms are acquiring additional companies at a record pace. The largest number of workers employed by private equity-owned companies are…
The private equity industry is massive, hugely influential, and playing a role in more and more aspects of life in the US and around the world. The industry manages nearly $7.5 trillion in assets and owns companies that employ more…
In July 2019, private equity firm Platinum Equity reported using two placement agents, VolcomCapital SA and Magenta Capital Services Ltd., to raise capital from non-US investors for Platinum Equity Capital Partners V.[i] VolcomCapital was founded by Sebastián Piñera…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a new report, Profit Over Safety: Private Equity’s Leveraged Bet on Packers Sanitation, detailing how The Blackstone Group’s Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI), which specializes in cleaning food processing plants, has stood out…
Private equity firm Platinum Equity owns Aventiv Technologies, the parent company of prison and jail phone and communications company Securus, as well as JPay and AllPaid, which provide money transfer services for incarcerated people and their families. Worth Rises’…
Resilience Force has been working for the last two years with workers employed by SERVPRO franchisees and their subcontractors, and other disaster recovery companies. SERVPRO is a Blackstone-owned disaster restoration company with a track record of high-risk practices that…
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 juices. KKR touts its…
The private equity industry has pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into fossil fuel companies with minimal public scrutiny. The Carlyle Group has one of the largest portfolios of dirty energy companies among the diversified private equity firms, as…
Large private equity firms have continued to leave a major economic footprint in the healthcare industry. Since 2009, private equity investment in healthcare has outpaced the rate of private equity investments in general. According to data provider Pitchbook, investment in…
As the pandemic continues to change the way Americans view healthcare, the home healthcare and hospice industries continue to proliferate as viable alternatives to traditional nursing homes and hospitals. The growth of these industries has made them attractive targets for…
