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Hollywood writers call for end to conflicts of interest at private equity-owned talent agencies
Entertainment writers and the Writers Guild of America have recently sought to end conflicts of interest by imposing a code of conduct on major talent agencies that represent writers. The largest talent agencies – Endeavor (formerly known as WME IMG)…
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver features our manufactured home report
Last Sunday, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ran a long segment on the growing investments by private equity firms in manufactured home (i.e. mobile home) communities, threatening a source of affordable housing for millions of…
Responsible Investor article highlights institutional investors behind Endeavour Capital’s Aladdin Bail Bonds
Last week, institutional investment publication Responsible Investor ran an article “Denmark’s ATP and US pension funds under pressure over links to US bail bond industry,” looking at Endeavour Capital’s investment in Aladdin Bail Bonds and the institutional investors behind…
Washington Post: “A billion-dollar empire made of mobile homes”
The Washington Post today ran a long article, “A billion-dollar empire made up of mobile homes” on how some of the largest private equity firms in the world, including The Blackstone Group, Apollo Global Management, TPG Capital, Brookfield Asset…
The Appeal highlights neglect by BlueMountain Capital’s prison healthcare company Corizon
Late last week criminal justice-focused publication The Appeal ran a long story on neglect by Corizon, the prison healthcare giant owned by private equity and hedge fund firm BlueMountain Capital. The Appeal, Feb 8, 2019: “Corizon, the prison healthcare…
Advocates ask private equity firms to exit investments in prisons and detention
On February 5, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, along with the Corrections Accountability Project, Color of Change, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and the Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) sent letters to…
American Federation of Teachers releases report on investment risks of prison, detention investments
Earlier today, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) released a report “Private Prisons and Investment Risks, Part Two: How Private Prison Companies Fuel Mass Incarceration—and How Public Pension Funds Are at Risk,” which looks at investment risk for pension…
Oregonian Op-Ed: Oregon shouldn’t prop up the exploitive bail bonds industry
On February 2, the Oregonian ran an op-ed by David Rogers, executive director of the ACLU of Oregon, on the state’s investments with Endeavour Capital, the private equity firm that owns Aladdin Bail Bonds. From the op-ed: “So what…
Endeavour Capital-backed referendum to reverse California bail reform is certified, delaying law
Private equity firm Endeavour Capital recently drew media attention after an affiliate, Triton Management Services LLC, contributed nearly $800,000 to an effort to overturn California’s recent landmark legislation to reform the state’s bail system. Triton, which is majority-owned by…
