Private Equity Stakeholder Project

When ASL interpreters aren't adequately supporter by their private equity employers, it's Deaf clients who suffer. This Deaf Awareness Month, PESP is calling on Kinderhook, Ariel Alternatives, Blackstone, and Carlyle to do right by ASL communicators and invest in ASL interpreters and the quality of this essential service.

For #ClimateWeekNYC, a huge projection was placed on the Blackstone building calling out the private equity firm for owning the deadliest coal plant in the nation. We believe it's time to retire the Gavin coal plant now! https://lnkd.in/gPiapWDq

NEW TODAY: Our report with MHAction analyzes how private equity firm Alden Global Capital bought up more than 10,000 manufactured housing lots, and then enacted huge rent hikes, junk fees, and aggressive evictions for residents in multiple states. https://lnkd.in/gf69QSrT

Our new research shows how private equity firms have both created the $220 billion medical debt crisis and profited from collecting your debt. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gSA6zC8c

Though Securus and ViaPath may attempt to find new revenue streams in e-messaging or tablets, the time for private businesses to profit from incarceration may be coming to an end, especially as nonprofit correctional telecom provider Ameelio gains traction in the industry.

"They want to squeeze as much profit as possible while they can from this outdated, dangerous coal plant.” The Gavin plant is the nation's deadliest coal plant, yet its private equity owner Blackstone has no plan to fix or retire the plant. Story by: Oliver Milman, The Guardian

As the hearing over the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger unfolds, concerns are mounting that it will lead to higher prices for shoppers and further erode labor conditions, with private equity firms poised to pocket the gains at the expense of both consumers and workers.

“Blackstone is used to playing that political game and it’s in their interest to keep the status quo so coal plants don’t face accountability,” PESP's Alissa Jean Schafer, M.S. told the Guardian.

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved BlackRock’s $12.5 billion acquisition of private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners, BlackRock’s largest acquisition in 15 years. PESP disagrees with FERC’s approval of this acquisition. BlackRock’s control over large public utilities and the expansion of its infrastructure portfolio pose risks to market competition. Find our full statement here: https://lnkd.in/gTRm2s2G

For over a year, farmworkers at Instar-owned Windmill Farms have been fighting for better treatment and improved working conditions. Although Instar has assured its investors that labor issues on the farm have been resolved, evidence suggests otherwise.