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In 2021, Warburg Pincus-owned company Allied Universal acquired G4S, a global security firm with a significant prison and detention business. On August 1, 2022, Allied Universal completed its acquisition…
Gentrification is a nation-wide problem that is only being exacerbated by collaborations between private equity firms and large developers. Through buying large properties, private equity firms push out small businesses and families who have lived in communities for…
After private equity firm Capital Realty bought an age-restricted affordable housing complex, its “residents are facing huge rent hikes, potentially more than doubling what they must pay now, leaving elected officials and advocates to untangle a…
Institutional Investor reported on a paper published by academics from Harvard Business School, University of Chicago, Georgetown University that looked at U.S. companies valued at over $1 billion that were bought by private equity firms from 2010 to…
While the abrupt departure of Carlyle CEO Kewsong Lee in August has drawn significant attention, the company has also struggled in recent months to raise its flagship buyout fund and has seen a significant number of other departures of key…
In light of the growing investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity…
A new report from the Immigrant Defense Project, Mijente, and Just Futures Law, “HART Attack: How DHS’s massive biometrics database will supercharge surveillance and threaten rights” reveals how private equity firm Veritas Capital could have access to biometric data…
Kaiser Health News published its findings on an investigation of private equity firm Nueterra Capital, which formed Noble Health, revealing it had received nearly $20 million in federal covid relief money and Medicare and Medicaid funding in the 18…
NPR was one of several media outlets reporting on the findings of a yearlong investigation by a Congressional subcommittee on four corporate landlords that “were quick to push out renters during the pandemic, and filed nearly three times…
Marketwatch joined other media outlets in covering the report published by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis’ investigation into the eviction actions of four corporate landlords Marketwatch, July 29, 2022: Corporate landlords harassed…
For the past two years, Kohl’s has been embroiled in proxy fights with the hedge fund Macellum Advisors. Macellum proposed an alternate slate of directors before the 2022 Annual Meeting, and…
Private equity-owned companies Yes! Communities and Inspire Communities have been in the news recently for their activity in the manufactured housing sector. Manufactured housing, also known as “mobile homes”, represents “the largest sector of non-subsidized affordable housing in the United…
