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Apria Healthcare provides home respiratory therapy, home infusion therapy and home medical equipment. Private equity firm the Blackstone Group has owned Apria since it took the company private in October 2008.[i] In December, as the COVID-19 pandemic spiked in…
Private equity-backed companies comprised the majority of oil and gas producer bankruptcies in 2020. Of the companies that filed for bankruptcy last year, 57 percent are backed by private equity firms, or 26 of the 46 filings.[1] The high…
The nation’s largest corporate landlords received about $320 million in federal COVID-19 relief subsidies, but still filed thousands of evictions — even during the CDC moratorium. After months of research into eviction data and COVID-19 subsidies, Jobs With Justice…
Treasurers Demand Public Input in Proposed Corporate Merger Creating the Third Largest Employer Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and BC Partners should explain how they will manage risks related to workers if they are successful in acquiring G4S, a security…
The nation’s largest corporate landlords received about $320 million in federal COVID-19 relief subsidies, but still filed thousands of evictions — even during the CDC moratorium. After months of research into eviction data and COVID-19 subsidies, Jobs With Justice…
Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital’s mental health company Community Intervention Services (CIS) filed for bankruptcy earlier this month amid ongoing litigation alleging fraud by H.I.G. related to its ownership of the company. H.I.G. established Community Intervention Services in…
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Blackstone Group Chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman condemned the mob that stormed the US Capitol to disrupt the certification of election results, though he stopped short of condemning President Donald Trump’s role in inciting the…
The private equity-owned retailer’s market share has shrunk and staffing cuts mean employees are stretched Private equity-owned pet supply retailer Petco is seeking to raise $744 million this week through an initial public offering (IPO).[1] In recent months,…
In light of the growing private equity acquisitions of health care companies and the risks associated with private equity ownership of health care providers, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed health care acquisitions. Below is…
According to financial industry publication Buyouts, private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners is reportedly trying to move assets from its Green Equity Investors V (GEI V) Fund, which began investing in 2007, into a continuation…
While the recent surge in COVID-19 cases around the US has overwhelmed hospitals and led governments to reimpose restrictions, many private equity firms and other corporate landlords that own apartment buildings, rental homes, and mobile home parks do not seem…
The largest private sector employers in the world, Walmart and Amazon, are well known names. Now, two lesser-known private equity firms, BC Partners and Warburg Pincus, the latter where former US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner now serves as president,…
