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American Securities’ GTL, the largest correctional telephone and communications provider, has faced scrutiny for exorbitant phone and video-calling rates, flaunting legal protections, allegedly bribing government officials, and growing regulatory risk. Full report available here. Key Points: American Securities’ ownership…
Private equity firm Platinum Equity owns Securus, one of the largest prison and jail phone and communications companies. Securus has drawn criticism from advocates for charging exorbitant fees and call rates to families with incarcerated relatives, costs that disproportionately…
In January, the Wall Street Journal reported that Cerberus Capital Management and other private equity owners of grocery retailer Albertsons are looking to take the company public through a $19 billion IPO. Albertsons is the largest private equity-owned employer in…
Last year, we looked at Cerberus Capital Management’s investment in grocery retailer Albertsons-Safeway, one of the largest private equity-owned companies in the United States by employees. We recently took a closer look at the investment performance of Cerberus’ recent…
In late October, Gerard Boyle, the founder of Wellpath, a prison and detention healthcare company owned by private equity firm HIG Capital, was indicted on federal bribery charges along with Robert McCabe, the former Norfolk, Virginia Sheriff. According…
In buying up and combining two correctional service companies, Trinity and Keefe, HIG Capital’s TKC has an incentive to serve poor quality meals, which have been blamed in part for protests, contract terminations, and increased public health risks. Our new…
Investments by private equity firms in the health care industry have surged in recent years and continue to grow. In 2018, the value of private equity deals in health care reached a record-breaking $31 billion for 388 transactions. Globally, health…
Investments by private equity firms in the health care industry have surged in recent years and continue to grow. In 2018, the value of private equity deals in health care reached a record-breaking $31 billion for 388 transactions. Globally, health…
Last week, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project and United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 400 released a report, “Private Equity’s Biggest Retail Gamble: Albertsons-Safeway” that looks at Cerberus Capital Management’s ownership of Albertsons-Safeway, the largest private equity-owned…
Private equity firm Platinum Equity acquired Securus, one of the largest phone and communications companies for jails and prisons, in November 2017. Securus has drawn criticism for charging exorbitantly high call rates and fees to incarcerated people and their support…
