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- Some private equity firms are furious over a paper in a dermatology journal https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/health/private-equity-dermatology.html 165 comments
- This Private Equity Firm Is Amassing Companies That Collect Data on America’s Children https://themarkup.org/machine-learning/2022/01/11/this-private-equity-firm-is-amassing-companies-that-collect-data-on-americas-children 2 comments technology
- A Private Equity Firm Is Blocked From Buying .Org https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/technology/dot-org-sale.html?partner=ifttt 3 comments technology
- Public Company bought out by a Private Equity Firm...Should I be worried? https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/a4ybzh/public_company_bought_out_by_a_private_equity/ 14 comments cscareerquestions
- UK’s blood supply sold to US private equity firm Bain Capital http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/uks-blood-supply-sold-to-us-private-equity-firm-bain-capital-29431717.html 24 comments worldnews
- Why Private Equity Firms Like Bain Really Are the Worst of Capitalism https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/why-private-equity-firms-like-bain-really-are-the-worst-of-capitalism-241519/ 6 comments politics
- Backlash grows over sale of .org domain registry to private equity firm https://www.marketwatch.com/story/backlash-grows-against-sale-of-domain-names-company-2019-11-28 12 comments technology
- Elliott and Private Equity Firm to Buy Dell’s Software Unit (including SonicWall) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/business/dealbook/elliott-and-private-equity-firm-to-buy-dells-software-unit.html?_r=0 24 comments sysadmin
- I.R.S. Targets Tax Dodge by Private Equity Firms http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/business/irs-targets-tax-dodge-by-private-equity-firms.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&wt.nav=top-news&_r=0 8 comments politics
- Tagg Team: How Romney's son's private equity firm is predicated on crony capitalism, and how he will cash in on the election http://www.thenation.com/article/170470/tagg-team-romney-family-recipe-crony-capitalism 3 comments politics
- With Sinema’s help, private equity firms win relief from proposed tax hikes https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/08/07/inflation-reduction-act-sinema-private-equity/ 44 comments politics
- Poonawallas turned down $1 billion offer from private equity firms https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/poonawallas-turned-down-1-bn-offer-101620170769795.html 6 comments india
- Victory! ICANN Rejects .ORG Sale to Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/victory-icann-rejects-org-sale-private-equity-firm-ethos-capital 3 comments technology
- Sale of .org domain to private equity firm sparks battle over internet freedom https://www.ft.com/content/08066a5a-11b2-11ea-a7e6-62bf4f9e548a 59 comments technology
- Majority of voters support curbs on private equity firms: poll https://thehill.com/policy/finance/470926-majority-of-voters-support-curbs-on-private-equity-firms-poll 3 comments politics
- Trump FCC chair Ajit Pai joins private equity firm https://www.axios.com/ajit-pai-private-equity-fcc-57b9f52e-cfe0-4871-ad9c-e5fe4da47cf8.html 101 comments politics
- Buttigieg Blames Private Equity Firms For Surprise Billing. One Of His Bundlers, A Blackstone Exec, Is Linked To The Problem. https://theintercept.com/2019/12/24/pete-buttigieg-health-care-blackstone-teamhealth/ 41 comments politics
- A private equity firm is buying the company that owns all .org domains, and they CLAIM prices will "only" increase 10% annually... https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/27/tech/org-domain-sale/index.html 15 comments technology
- [CNBC] NFL expected to vote in favor of private equity ownership; select firms to commit $12 billion https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/27/nfl-private-equity-ownership-vote.html 62 comments nfl
- Sanctioned Russian billionaire banker Mikhail Fridman was locked out of the private-equity firm he cofounded and staff were told to ignore him, report says https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-banker-mikhail-fridman-sanctioned-locked-out-investment-company-billionaire-2022-3 46 comments worldnews
- What to know about the US based Private Equity investors behind embattled spyware firm NSO Group https://www.axios.com/nso-group-spying-investors-a85d7637-8468-4036-8133-3620f3571e26.html 3 comments politics
- Eviction filings and code complaints: What happened when a private equity firm became one city’s biggest homeowner https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/eviction-filings-and-code-complaints-what-happened-when-a-private-equity-firm-became-one-citys-biggest-homeowner/2018/12/25/995678d4-02f3-11e9-b6a9-0aa5c2fcc9e4_story.html 2 comments indepthstories
- Darden Restaurants announced Friday that private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has agreed to buy seafood chain Red Lobster for $2.1 billion in cash. http://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2014/05/16/red-lobster-caught-by-golden-gate-capital-for-2-1-billion/ 8 comments business
- Does Mitt Romney trust us? "there's a lot of evidence that he does not. Why else would Romney be so guarded, afraid to open up to us about who he really is? Romney doesn't want to talk about the details of his work at Bain - the private equity firm he ran for 15 years." http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/opinion/obeidallah-romney-trust/index.html 6 comments politics
- When Private Equity Takes Over a Nursing Home: After an investment firm bought St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged, in Richmond, Virginia, the company reduced staff, removed amenities, and set the stage for a deadly outbreak of COVID-19. https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/when-private-equity-takes-over-a-nursing-home 15 comments health
- The "Internet Society, with no warning or public input, intends to sell the control of the .ORG domain registry for an undisclosed amount to a for-profit private equity firm called Ethos Capital." https://www.accessnow.org/access-now-calls-on-icann-and-internet-society-to-halt-the-sale-of-org/ 25 comments technology
- “Like zombie central planners, private equity firms destroy across the economy. Sycamore Partners bought Staples, and then immediately took out a billion dollar special dividend for itself. This is looting. A whole host of corporations have been ruined by firms that do this.” https://www.pairagraph.com/dialogue/755e3b11feb44c4cb951893cb3f70b2f?41 101 comments economy
- Private equity firm Veritas Capital and hedge fund Elliott Management have agreed to acquire U.S. healthcare software maker Athenahealth Inc (ATHN.O) for $5.5 billion in cash https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/9wafur/private_equity_firm_veritas_capital_and_hedge/ 7 comments wallstreetbets
- Flip That Mattress! In 19 years, a string of private equity firms made $750 million while Simmons is forced to cut 1,000 jobs and file for bankruptcy. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/business/economy/05simmons.html?_r=1&th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all 12 comments business
- Sale of United Launch Alliance is nearing its end, with three potential buyers | These include a private equity fund, the Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin, and a well-capitalized aerospace firm https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/sale-of-united-launch-alliance-is-nearing-its-end-with-three-potential-buyers/ 54 comments space
- When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord - Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, tenants say they’re the ones paying the price. https://www.propublica.org/article/when-private-equity-becomes-your-landlord 38 comments politics
- When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord | Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, tenants say they’re the ones paying the price. https://www.propublica.org/article/when-private-equity-becomes-your-landlord#1253176 7 comments indepthstories
- [Adam Stern] The powerful private equity firm Arctos Sports Partners is looking to invest into teams in @F1 and @MotoGP, managing partner Doc O’Connor said at the SBJ Dealmakers conference yesterday. Arctos, which has offices in NYC and Dallas, looks to buy minority stakes in sport teams. https://twitter.com/a_s12/status/1466444919183192068?s=21 16 comments formula1
- The founder of a crypto private equity firm managing $750 million says he thinks bitcoin could hit $500,000 within the next 5 years — and explains how his funds aim for 10x returns with low volatility https://flipboard.com/article/the-founder-of-a-crypto-private-equity-firm-managing-750-million-says-he-thinks/f-f96ba4de48%2Fbusinessinsider.com 29 comments cryptocurrency
- "One banker who has contributed to Bernie Sanders is Paul Ryan, a partner at Hayfield Financial, a firm that advises private equity and hedge funds. He's been on Wall Street for 30 years and says the financial system has become so... corrupt that only Bernie Sanders can save it." http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/find-out-why-wall-street-banker-backing-bernie-sanders/ 71 comments politics
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is finding more regulatory lapses among private equity firms five years after gaining oversight of the industry under the Dodd-Frank Act http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-14/sec-finds-more-regulatory-lapses-in-private-equity-exams 5 comments politics
- Mitt Romney Has a Huge New Conflict-of-Interest Problem. "If he jumps into the 2016 race, will Romney reveal the investors and investments of Solamere Capital, the $700 million private equity firm he runs with his son?" http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/mitt-romney-new-private-equity-problem-solamere-capital 174 comments politics
- How Mitt Romney’s Bain “harvested” Sealy mattress company: The iconic firm was America's number one mattress brand -- but then the private equity guys took over http://www.salon.com/2012/10/02/how_mitt_romneys_bain_harvested_sealy_mattress_company/ 332 comments politics
- The New York attorney general is investigating whether some of the nation’s biggest private equity firms have abused a tax strategy in order to slice hundreds of millions of dollars from their tax bills, according to executives with direct knowledge of the inquiry. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/business/inquiry-on-tax-strategy-adds-to-scrutiny-of-finance-firms.html?emc=na 8 comments politics
- Vice President Joe Biden came out swinging at inaccuracies in a speech given by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and calling Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to account for pressuring the government to bail out help his former private equity firm Bain & Company. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/31/biden-blasts-romneys-bain-bailout/ 7 comments politics