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Private equity
Private equity's role in health care is under increasing scrutiny
Apr 8, 2024
A Senate committee and two federal agencies are taking closer looks at how private equity’s ownership of hospitals and physician staffing companies is affecting health care.
Why do companies go private?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Alex Schroeder
and Ariana Rosas
Mar 25, 2024
There's news that department store chain Nordstrom is looking to go private, after a previous attempt failed.
How the buyer of Subway could turn around the struggling sandwich chain
by
Henry Epp
Aug 25, 2023
A private equity firm has agreed to buy Subway. It may need to close stores in the U.S., but expand overseas.
Banking crisis may be fueling the rise of so-called "shadow banks"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
May 15, 2023
Hedge funds and private equity loans might lend like banks, but they're not regulated like them.
How private equity creates a "circle of pain" in the US economy
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Apr 27, 2023
Private equity "is a major driver of the enormous gulf between rich and poor in this country," says author Gretchen Morgenson.
Private equity investment is flooding into addiction treatment. Is that a good thing?
by
Blake Farmer
Jan 25, 2023
When a new operator took over an addiction treatment center in Nashville, former employees say they saw cutbacks.
In this housing market, all-cash deals are king
by
David Brancaccio
, Jarrett Dang
and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 17, 2022
Private equity firms and other real estate investors are taking advantage of high mortgage rates in low-income neighborhoods, says housing strategist Majora Carter.
For public good, not for profit.
Private equity bought a nursing home, leading to staff cuts and a decline in care
by
David Brancaccio
and Jarrett Dang
Sep 8, 2022
A new investigation by The New Yorker delves into the acquisition of a Virginia nursing home and what happened next.
How private equity is changing the rental market
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Jarrett Dang
Mar 2, 2022
Heather Vogell of ProPublica finds short term-oriented corporate investors are increasingly becoming apartment landlords.
When the IPO market sours, the effects ripple across the economy
by
Matt Levin
Jan 13, 2022
Investors seem less welcoming to IPOs than in 2021.