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A recent story in The Wall Street Journal profiles the new Responsible Property Management Standards (RPMS) Policy adopted by the New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS). Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2024:…
The proposed Rio Grande Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, backed by private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), is facing new headwinds. On August 6th, the D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision to…
In July, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to address corporate landlords who contribute to an already difficult affordable-housing situation.[1] At a rally organized by ACCE (Alliance of Californians for…
The proposed Rio Grande Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, a project backed by private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), is encountering significant obstacles that call into question the viability of its future. The pension funds and other GIP investors…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) has released updated research highlighting a significant and ongoing trend in the healthcare sector: bankruptcies among private equity-owned healthcare companies. During the first half of 2024 alone, nine such companies have filed …
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…
In June, the Yakima County Superior Court considered a lawsuit brought by farmworkers against Windmill Farms and the company’s private equity owners, Instar Asset Management. Filed last November, the lawsuit details allegations of…
Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) released a report detailing the private equity duopoly that dominates the FCC-funded Video Relay Service (VRS), a critical translation tool for Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals provided by the federal government, used for…
In July, four Virginia substance use disorder (SUD) treatment clinics owned by Crossroads Treatment Centers – a private equity-owned chain – agreed to pay $863,934 to settle allegations by Virginia and the U.S. Department of Justice that from 2016 through…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction A Federally Authorized Program Gaps in FCC oversight of the VRS industry The Private Equity Owned…
On July 24, AFT, a union representing 1.8 million workers in education healthcare and public services, released a report, Managing Labor Risks in Private Equity, which calls on public pension fund trustees to press private equity firms…
Private equity-owned home healthcare and hospice giant Gentiva (formerly Kindred at Home) has agreed to pay $19.4 million to settle allegations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Tennessee Attorney General of billing fraud.[1] The…
