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Private EquityUSWall Street Beware of Private Equity Gobbling Up Life Insurance and Annuity Companies

This paper is an examination of the size of retirement savings in the US; a brief review of earlier, largely unsuccessful attempts by PE firms to gain access to the savings of individuals; and, a discussion of PE’s foray into life insurance and annuities

Eileen Appelbaum / January 13, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

Private EquitySpotlightUS CEPR Spotlight: Private Equity in Health Care

CEPR co-director Eileen Appelbaum has become a recognized expert on how Private Equity has permeated all sectors of our economy. And nowhere is this practice more insidious than in health care.

Dawn Niederhauser / December 06, 2021

Briefing/Testimony

Private EquityUS Letter to Sen. Warren on Stop Wall Street Looting Act

The Stop Wall Street Looting Act will, for the first time, create sensible rules for the private equity industry that will allow productive investment to continue while halting the kinds of abusive practices that wipe out jobs and cripple strong companies

Eileen Appelbaum / October 20, 2021

Briefing/Testimony

Private EquityUS Eileen Appelbaum’s Testimony on “Protecting Companies and Communities from Private Equity Abuse”

In ways large and small, Main Street is being pillaged by Wall Street’s largest private investment firms.

Eileen Appelbaum / October 20, 2021