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In early August, the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU’s) Campaign for Smart Justice sent a letter to private equity firm Endeavour Capital asking the firm to exit its investment in Aladdin Bail Bonds and Seaview Insurance. Text of the letter…

(Fact sheet available here) A handful of private equity firms, drawing on capital from pension funds, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, and other institutional investors have invested heavily in companies providing services to prisons, jails, and detention facilities around the…

(Full report available here) Endeavour Capital is a Portland, Oregon-based private equity manager with investments focused on the Western US. While some of Endeavour Capital’s early funds were strong performers, the private equity firm has struggled to keep up…

Earlier this week, the Washington Post published a long investigative piece on private equity firm Warburg Pincus’ investment in Mariner Finance, a subprime installment lender: “Mass-mailing checks to strangers might seem like risky business, but Mariner Finance occupies a…

Last Monday, dozens of Toys “R” Us employees from around the country visited KKR, Bain Capital, and Vornado’s offices in New York City. Private equity firms KKR and Bain Capital and real estate firm Vornado took $464…

Retail chain Toys “R” Us recently began liquidation, closing 800 stores and laying off 33,000 employees.[i] Toys “R” Us collapsed under more than $5 billion in debt piled on by private equity firms KKR and Bain Capital and…

Private equity firms KKR and Bain Capital, and real estate firm Vornado Realty Trust last year took retailer Toys “R” Us into bankruptcy. The retailer recently announced it is liquidating, closing all of its stores and laying off its…