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New research released by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) shows that private equity played a disproportionately large role in large U.S. bankruptcies in 2024: 56% of large corporate bankruptcies (those with liabilities exceeding $500 million)…
Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. In the news…
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report in response to the Consolidation in Health Care Markets Request for Information (RFI) as one of its last actions under the Biden administration.
In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity…
In the eleventh hour of 2024, the Massachusetts legislature passed legislation aimed at increasing healthcare oversight and regulating private equity.[1] On January 8, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed the bill into law.[2] As highlighted in the…
On January 7, the US Senate Budget Committee released the findings of a year-long investigation of private equity ownership of hospitals. The bipartisan effort was led by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Ranking Member Charles E.
Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. In the news…
PESP Healthcare Director talk about private equity risks in healthcare at the Princeton conference hosted by Brandeis University On Thursday, November 14, PESP’s Healthcare Director Mary Bugbee participated in the panel discussion The Impacts of Private…
In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts,…
Potential Walgreens buyer Sycamore Partners has history of bankruptcies and workplace violations This week, a potential acquisition of national pharmacy company Walgreens by private equity firm Sycamore Partners was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The nonprofit watchdog…
Private equity profiting from U.S. medical debt PESP published a report in September detailing how private equity both profits from and contributes to the $220 billion U.S. medical debt crisis through the ownership of revenue cycle management (RCM) companies.
PESP reflects on the progress and challenges in regulating private equity’s healthcare business practices The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) today released a comprehensive report detailing the legislative and regulatory actions taken across the United States in response…
