Private equity investment firms have quietly bought up close to 700 predominantly fossil fuel-fired electric power plants, making these Wall Street investment houses major greenhouse gas emitters.
View or download a PDF version here. Private Equity Drives Retailers into Bankruptcy, Destroying Jobs and Livelihoods Private equity firms have devastated the retail industry, driving dozens of major chains into bankruptcy, shutting down thousands of stores, and costing over half a million of jobs nationwide over the past two decades. Private equity firms exploit
View or download a PDF version here. Private equity firms have bought up thousands of nursing homes across the country, lowering the quality of care and harming residents. These Wall Street investment firms slash expenditures that could provide care and extract value from nursing home chains through fees, dividends, and real estate transfers that imperil
View or download a PDF version here. The carried interest tax loophole is an income tax avoidance scheme that allows private equity and hedge fund executives — some of the richest people in the world — to substantially lower the amount they pay in taxes. The carried interest loophole allows private equity barons to claim