Private Equity Stakeholder Project
@pestakeholder.bsky.social
Uplifting the voices of workers, communities, tenants, and others impacted by private equity. Est 2017.
Former COP26 president Alok Sharma is right: pension funds are uniquely positioned to support the transition to a net zero economy.
Our 2024 Scorecard shows why limiting exposure to fossil heavy PE portfolios is essential for managing financial risk.
🔗 www.professionalpensions.com/opinion/4522...
Our 2024 Scorecard shows why limiting exposure to fossil heavy PE portfolios is essential for managing financial risk.
🔗 www.professionalpensions.com/opinion/4522...
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Former COP26 president Alok Sharma is right: pension funds are uniquely positioned to support the transition to a net zero economy.
Our 2024 Scorecard shows why limiting exposure to fossil heavy PE portfolios is essential for managing financial risk.
🔗 www.professionalpensions.com/opinion/4522...
Our 2024 Scorecard shows why limiting exposure to fossil heavy PE portfolios is essential for managing financial risk.
🔗 www.professionalpensions.com/opinion/4522...
NYC’s incoming administration is proposing a rent freeze, stronger code enforcement, and 200,000 below-market units.
Could these measures curb the influence Wall Street and investor landlords have built in the city’s rental market?
👉 pestakeholder.org/news/for-the...
Could these measures curb the influence Wall Street and investor landlords have built in the city’s rental market?
👉 pestakeholder.org/news/for-the...
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NYC’s incoming administration is proposing a rent freeze, stronger code enforcement, and 200,000 below-market units.
Could these measures curb the influence Wall Street and investor landlords have built in the city’s rental market?
👉 pestakeholder.org/news/for-the...
Could these measures curb the influence Wall Street and investor landlords have built in the city’s rental market?
👉 pestakeholder.org/news/for-the...
NYC pensioners shouldn’t be tied to BlackRock’s fossil fuel expansion. Lander’s call makes sense: LNG terminals, utility buyouts, and high-risk infrastructure aren’t compatible with long-term retirement security or climate goals.
🔗 Full reaction: pestakeholder.org/news/reactio...
🔗 Full reaction: pestakeholder.org/news/reactio...
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NYC pensioners shouldn’t be tied to BlackRock’s fossil fuel expansion. Lander’s call makes sense: LNG terminals, utility buyouts, and high-risk infrastructure aren’t compatible with long-term retirement security or climate goals.
🔗 Full reaction: pestakeholder.org/news/reactio...
🔗 Full reaction: pestakeholder.org/news/reactio...
Private equity has grown into a nearly $15 trillion industry that touches almost every part of our lives.
PESP does what few others are willing to do: we expose abuses, bring transparency, and fight to hold this industry accountable to people, not profits.
pestakeholder.org/support
PESP does what few others are willing to do: we expose abuses, bring transparency, and fight to hold this industry accountable to people, not profits.
pestakeholder.org/support
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Private equity has grown into a nearly $15 trillion industry that touches almost every part of our lives.
PESP does what few others are willing to do: we expose abuses, bring transparency, and fight to hold this industry accountable to people, not profits.
pestakeholder.org/support
PESP does what few others are willing to do: we expose abuses, bring transparency, and fight to hold this industry accountable to people, not profits.
pestakeholder.org/support
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project is lifting the curtain on the industry that's pushing the cost of living higher and higher while working families pay the price. This Giving Tuesday, help our small team continue this crucial work. pestakeholder.org/support
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project is lifting the curtain on the industry that's pushing the cost of living higher and higher while working families pay the price. This Giving Tuesday, help our small team continue this crucial work. pestakeholder.org/support
Carlyle’s fossil-fuel strategy is running out of runway: failed acquisitions abroad, portfolio losses at home, and leadership churn.
Investors should ask: why does Carlyle keep chasing overseas assets even after repeated failures?
🔗 pestakeholder.org/news/carlyle...
Investors should ask: why does Carlyle keep chasing overseas assets even after repeated failures?
🔗 pestakeholder.org/news/carlyle...
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Carlyle’s fossil-fuel strategy is running out of runway: failed acquisitions abroad, portfolio losses at home, and leadership churn.
Investors should ask: why does Carlyle keep chasing overseas assets even after repeated failures?
🔗 pestakeholder.org/news/carlyle...
Investors should ask: why does Carlyle keep chasing overseas assets even after repeated failures?
🔗 pestakeholder.org/news/carlyle...
Private equity is reshaping healthcare. States are pushing back.
PESP’s new report tracks where reforms passed, where they stalled, and which states are considering new rules.
Full report: pestakeholder.org/reports/2025...
PESP’s new report tracks where reforms passed, where they stalled, and which states are considering new rules.
Full report: pestakeholder.org/reports/2025...
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Private equity is reshaping healthcare. States are pushing back.
PESP’s new report tracks where reforms passed, where they stalled, and which states are considering new rules.
Full report: pestakeholder.org/reports/2025...
PESP’s new report tracks where reforms passed, where they stalled, and which states are considering new rules.
Full report: pestakeholder.org/reports/2025...
Private equity–backed gas plants span the globe.
PE firms now control a worldwide fleet of operating and planned gas plants, deepening fossil fuel dependence across developed and emerging economies.
🔗 peclimaterisks.org/private-equity-gas-fleet
PE firms now control a worldwide fleet of operating and planned gas plants, deepening fossil fuel dependence across developed and emerging economies.
🔗 peclimaterisks.org/private-equity-gas-fleet
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Private equity–backed gas plants span the globe.
PE firms now control a worldwide fleet of operating and planned gas plants, deepening fossil fuel dependence across developed and emerging economies.
🔗 peclimaterisks.org/private-equity-gas-fleet
PE firms now control a worldwide fleet of operating and planned gas plants, deepening fossil fuel dependence across developed and emerging economies.
🔗 peclimaterisks.org/private-equity-gas-fleet
Last month, California passed two major laws to rein in private equity’s influence in healthcare.
SB 351 & AB 1415 boost transparency and protect clinical independence, a model other states should watch.
Read our breakdown: pestakeholder.org/news/new-cal...
SB 351 & AB 1415 boost transparency and protect clinical independence, a model other states should watch.
Read our breakdown: pestakeholder.org/news/new-cal...
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Last month, California passed two major laws to rein in private equity’s influence in healthcare.
SB 351 & AB 1415 boost transparency and protect clinical independence, a model other states should watch.
Read our breakdown: pestakeholder.org/news/new-cal...
SB 351 & AB 1415 boost transparency and protect clinical independence, a model other states should watch.
Read our breakdown: pestakeholder.org/news/new-cal...
Private equity firms aren't just backing the AI boom. They are powering it with fossil fuels.
New PECR research finds PE firms own or finance nearly 60 GW of gas plants, producing 82M tons of emissions a year (equal to powering 17M homes).
New PECR research finds PE firms own or finance nearly 60 GW of gas plants, producing 82M tons of emissions a year (equal to powering 17M homes).
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Private equity firms aren't just backing the AI boom. They are powering it with fossil fuels.
New PECR research finds PE firms own or finance nearly 60 GW of gas plants, producing 82M tons of emissions a year (equal to powering 17M homes).
New PECR research finds PE firms own or finance nearly 60 GW of gas plants, producing 82M tons of emissions a year (equal to powering 17M homes).
KKR just reported $860M in profit and $43B in new capital, one of its best quarters ever.
But behind the numbers are unsafe workplaces, wage theft, and union-busting across KKR’s portfolio.
📘 Read our new report:
pestakeholder.org/reports/kkr-...
But behind the numbers are unsafe workplaces, wage theft, and union-busting across KKR’s portfolio.
📘 Read our new report:
pestakeholder.org/reports/kkr-...
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
KKR just reported $860M in profit and $43B in new capital, one of its best quarters ever.
But behind the numbers are unsafe workplaces, wage theft, and union-busting across KKR’s portfolio.
📘 Read our new report:
pestakeholder.org/reports/kkr-...
But behind the numbers are unsafe workplaces, wage theft, and union-busting across KKR’s portfolio.
📘 Read our new report:
pestakeholder.org/reports/kkr-...
The AI boom isn’t clean. It’s carbon-intensive.
Private equity firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are buying up utilities to power data centers, risking higher bills and more pollution.
Read our latest findings: pestakeholder.org/reports/from-power-plants-to-proce
Private equity firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are buying up utilities to power data centers, risking higher bills and more pollution.
Read our latest findings: pestakeholder.org/reports/from-power-plants-to-proce
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The AI boom isn’t clean. It’s carbon-intensive.
Private equity firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are buying up utilities to power data centers, risking higher bills and more pollution.
Read our latest findings: pestakeholder.org/reports/from-power-plants-to-proce
Private equity firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are buying up utilities to power data centers, risking higher bills and more pollution.
Read our latest findings: pestakeholder.org/reports/from-power-plants-to-proce
🚨 Ahead of KKR’s earnings call tomorrow, new PESP research exposes the human cost of its $700B empire.
From Toys “R” Us to Refresco, KKR’s leveraged buyouts left behind layoffs, wage theft, and safety violations.
🔗 pestakeholder.org/reports/kkr-...
From Toys “R” Us to Refresco, KKR’s leveraged buyouts left behind layoffs, wage theft, and safety violations.
🔗 pestakeholder.org/reports/kkr-...
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨 Ahead of KKR’s earnings call tomorrow, new PESP research exposes the human cost of its $700B empire.
From Toys “R” Us to Refresco, KKR’s leveraged buyouts left behind layoffs, wage theft, and safety violations.
🔗 pestakeholder.org/reports/kkr-...
From Toys “R” Us to Refresco, KKR’s leveraged buyouts left behind layoffs, wage theft, and safety violations.
🔗 pestakeholder.org/reports/kkr-...
Private equity is powering the AI boom—at the public’s expense.
New PESP research shows firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are driving fossil fuel buildouts and utility takeovers to feed speculative data center demand.
👉 pestakeholder.org/reports/from...
New PESP research shows firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are driving fossil fuel buildouts and utility takeovers to feed speculative data center demand.
👉 pestakeholder.org/reports/from...
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Private equity is powering the AI boom—at the public’s expense.
New PESP research shows firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are driving fossil fuel buildouts and utility takeovers to feed speculative data center demand.
👉 pestakeholder.org/reports/from...
New PESP research shows firms like BlackRock & Blackstone are driving fossil fuel buildouts and utility takeovers to feed speculative data center demand.
👉 pestakeholder.org/reports/from...
It's teaching your children. It's buying your apartment. It's building data centers. It's heating up the planet. It's becoming your boss. It's driving up rents. It's replacing you with AI. It's bankrupting your hospital.
No, this isn't Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This is private equity.
No, this isn't Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This is private equity.
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's teaching your children. It's buying your apartment. It's building data centers. It's heating up the planet. It's becoming your boss. It's driving up rents. It's replacing you with AI. It's bankrupting your hospital.
No, this isn't Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This is private equity.
No, this isn't Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This is private equity.
The country’s largest landlord just got closer to the People’s House.
Blackstone—the world's largest private equity firm—has its CEO Stephen Schwarzman among the donors funding Trump’s $300M White House ballroom.
When billionaires buy access, the public loses.
🔗 thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Blackstone—the world's largest private equity firm—has its CEO Stephen Schwarzman among the donors funding Trump’s $300M White House ballroom.
When billionaires buy access, the public loses.
🔗 thehill.com/homenews/adm...
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The country’s largest landlord just got closer to the People’s House.
Blackstone—the world's largest private equity firm—has its CEO Stephen Schwarzman among the donors funding Trump’s $300M White House ballroom.
When billionaires buy access, the public loses.
🔗 thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Blackstone—the world's largest private equity firm—has its CEO Stephen Schwarzman among the donors funding Trump’s $300M White House ballroom.
When billionaires buy access, the public loses.
🔗 thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Private equity thrives in secrecy.
Our first-of-their-kind Private Equity Trackers pierce that veil, revealing where PE is invested and how those investments affect workers, patients, and communities.
🔍 pestakeholder.org/private-equi...
Where Wall Street Hides, We Investigate.
Our first-of-their-kind Private Equity Trackers pierce that veil, revealing where PE is invested and how those investments affect workers, patients, and communities.
🔍 pestakeholder.org/private-equi...
Where Wall Street Hides, We Investigate.
October 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Private equity thrives in secrecy.
Our first-of-their-kind Private Equity Trackers pierce that veil, revealing where PE is invested and how those investments affect workers, patients, and communities.
🔍 pestakeholder.org/private-equi...
Where Wall Street Hides, We Investigate.
Our first-of-their-kind Private Equity Trackers pierce that veil, revealing where PE is invested and how those investments affect workers, patients, and communities.
🔍 pestakeholder.org/private-equi...
Where Wall Street Hides, We Investigate.
Next week, the Minnesota State Board of Investment is expected to vote on whether to invest $250 million more with Energy Capital Partners—the private equity owner of one of the nation’s deadliest coal plants.
This a bad deal for Minnesotans.
🔗 Read more: minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/12/a...
This a bad deal for Minnesotans.
🔗 Read more: minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/12/a...
October 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Next week, the Minnesota State Board of Investment is expected to vote on whether to invest $250 million more with Energy Capital Partners—the private equity owner of one of the nation’s deadliest coal plants.
This a bad deal for Minnesotans.
🔗 Read more: minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/12/a...
This a bad deal for Minnesotans.
🔗 Read more: minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/12/a...
The Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft Act would rein in these harmful real estate practices that have drained hospitals and driven closures across the country.
October 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft Act would rein in these harmful real estate practices that have drained hospitals and driven closures across the country.
With today’s Minnesota PUC decision approving BlackRock’s takeover of Minnesota Power, BlackRock wins—Minnesota loses.
➡️ Read our full statement: pestakeholder.org/news/mn-puc-...
➡️ Read our full statement: pestakeholder.org/news/mn-puc-...
October 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
With today’s Minnesota PUC decision approving BlackRock’s takeover of Minnesota Power, BlackRock wins—Minnesota loses.
➡️ Read our full statement: pestakeholder.org/news/mn-puc-...
➡️ Read our full statement: pestakeholder.org/news/mn-puc-...
Minnesotans have spoken: No to BlackRock.
Experts, the public, and the state’s Administrative Law Judge all agree this deal is bad for Minnesota.
On Oct 3, the PUC must listen to the people they serve — and deny the takeover.
pestakeholder.org/news/minneso...
Experts, the public, and the state’s Administrative Law Judge all agree this deal is bad for Minnesota.
On Oct 3, the PUC must listen to the people they serve — and deny the takeover.
pestakeholder.org/news/minneso...
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Minnesotans have spoken: No to BlackRock.
Experts, the public, and the state’s Administrative Law Judge all agree this deal is bad for Minnesota.
On Oct 3, the PUC must listen to the people they serve — and deny the takeover.
pestakeholder.org/news/minneso...
Experts, the public, and the state’s Administrative Law Judge all agree this deal is bad for Minnesota.
On Oct 3, the PUC must listen to the people they serve — and deny the takeover.
pestakeholder.org/news/minneso...
BlackRock’s bid for Minnesota Power could raise bills & undermine MN’s clean energy goals.
In her new Minnesota Reformer op-ed, @alissajean.bsky.social asks: Will Gov. Walz stand with Minnesotans — or with BlackRock?
🔗 minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/01/d...
In her new Minnesota Reformer op-ed, @alissajean.bsky.social asks: Will Gov. Walz stand with Minnesotans — or with BlackRock?
🔗 minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/01/d...
October 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
BlackRock’s bid for Minnesota Power could raise bills & undermine MN’s clean energy goals.
In her new Minnesota Reformer op-ed, @alissajean.bsky.social asks: Will Gov. Walz stand with Minnesotans — or with BlackRock?
🔗 minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/01/d...
In her new Minnesota Reformer op-ed, @alissajean.bsky.social asks: Will Gov. Walz stand with Minnesotans — or with BlackRock?
🔗 minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/01/d...
Minnesota residents deserve protection from Wall Street greed.
the MN Utility Commission must put ratepayers before BlackRock profits.
Op-ed by PESP's Alissa Jean Schafer: www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/colu...
the MN Utility Commission must put ratepayers before BlackRock profits.
Op-ed by PESP's Alissa Jean Schafer: www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/colu...
September 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Minnesota residents deserve protection from Wall Street greed.
the MN Utility Commission must put ratepayers before BlackRock profits.
Op-ed by PESP's Alissa Jean Schafer: www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/colu...
the MN Utility Commission must put ratepayers before BlackRock profits.
Op-ed by PESP's Alissa Jean Schafer: www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/colu...
Wall Street is at it again.
Private equity’s new “Council for a Safe and Secure Retirement” is a dark money push to unlock 401(k) access. The same operatives ran Doctor Patient Unity, the ad blitz condemned across the aisle for misleading the public.
📖 pestakeholder.org/news/private...
Private equity’s new “Council for a Safe and Secure Retirement” is a dark money push to unlock 401(k) access. The same operatives ran Doctor Patient Unity, the ad blitz condemned across the aisle for misleading the public.
📖 pestakeholder.org/news/private...
September 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Wall Street is at it again.
Private equity’s new “Council for a Safe and Secure Retirement” is a dark money push to unlock 401(k) access. The same operatives ran Doctor Patient Unity, the ad blitz condemned across the aisle for misleading the public.
📖 pestakeholder.org/news/private...
Private equity’s new “Council for a Safe and Secure Retirement” is a dark money push to unlock 401(k) access. The same operatives ran Doctor Patient Unity, the ad blitz condemned across the aisle for misleading the public.
📖 pestakeholder.org/news/private...
In Duluth today, Minnesotans sent a clear message:
🚫 Wall Street should not control our utilities. 📺 Watch: www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
🚫 Wall Street should not control our utilities. 📺 Watch: www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In Duluth today, Minnesotans sent a clear message:
🚫 Wall Street should not control our utilities. 📺 Watch: www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
🚫 Wall Street should not control our utilities. 📺 Watch: www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...