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The University of Washington’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies hosted a forum that explored the relationship between pension funds and other institutional investors, the climate crisis, and the impacts on communities and the environment. Trustees and representatives of…
Modern Healthcare investigated how the complex ownership structures of nursing homes — an already fragmented section of the healthcare industry — make it hard for policymakers and families to know which facilities are owned by private equity investors or how…
CBS News featured research by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project which showed that large and private-equity backed landlords have been filing tens of thousands of evictions since the CDC’s eviction moratorium order was passed. Private equity firms and other…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has published a report on Roark Capital, which has collected billions from investors in recent years. Will those investors get it back? Private equity firm Roark Capital, based in Atlanta, recently launched fundraising for…
As the private equity industry comes under increasing scrutiny for health care fraud, private equity firm H.I.G. Capital stands out as a repeat offender. H.I.G. has owned multiple health care companies that have paid out multimillion dollar settlements for…
In light of the growing investor interest in health care and the risks associated with private equity ownership of health care companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed health care acquisitions. Below is a list…
Safety net hospital chain Prospect Medical Holdings has threatened to close its two Rhode Island hospitals in response to conditions imposed by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha intended to keep the hospitals open. Providence Journal, April 29, 2021: “…
Last week, officials with the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Board sent out letters to dozens of debt collectors and major landlords who collectively house more than two million people, including the The Carlyle Group, Morgan Stanley,…
In its bid to acquire investment-starved newspaper chain Tribune Publishing, the hedge fund Alden Global Capital vowed to provide $375 million in cash to the owner of the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun and others. But industry and financial experts…
In the race to mitigate the effects of climate change, there is growing urgency to interrogate the role private equity plays in exacerbating the climate crisis, using labor-affiliated pension fund capital. Even as publicly traded companies begin to commit to…
In the face of the CDC evictions ban, $50 billion in federal rental assistance, and warnings by the FTC and CFPB, private equity firms and other corporate landlords are still insisting on evicting families during the pandemic, particularly families of…
Pensions & Investments reports on the Private Equity Stakeholder Project’s scrutiny of private equity firms taking debt-funded dividends from health care companies they own, even as the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. P&I, Apr 21, 2021: Non-profit…
