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How Private Equity Profits from Aggressive Medical Debt Collection
How Private Equity Profits from Aggressive Medical Debt Collection In the United States’ for-profit healthcare system, large medical debt is an unfortunate reality for many. Medical debt can have a deleterious effect on a family’s ability to make ends meet,…
Kayne Anderson and Warburg Pincus fracking company tied to $1 million in payments to Rep. Boebert’s husband
A fracking company owned by two private equity firms paid nearly $1 million in consulting fees to the spouse of Representative Lauren Boebert (CO) that she failed to disclose until last week.Terra Energy Partners, based in Texas…
Texas Observer: The CDC Halted Evictions. Texas Judges Are Proceeding Anyway.
When the Texas Supreme Court declined to extend its ruling giving judges the authority to enforce the CDC moratorium, Ally Harris, a community educator with the nonprofit Texas Housers says they essentially “nullified the CDC moratorium without going against the…
Following Recent Acquisitions, Private Equity Firm Apollo Ranks Among Largest US Employers
In the last year and a half, Apollo Global Management has almost doubled the total number of employees at companies it owns, growing from about 290,000 employees to over 550,000. In May 2020, Apollo was the lead investor in a…
Cheesecake Factory Workers Bring Message about Roark Capital to Investor
“We are asking for Cheesecake factory to invest in us – before you invest in them” The private equity firm Roark Capital was able to make a $257 million profit (from April 2020 to July 2021) from their partial ownership…
