Private Equity
Comment
This is a weak section as I don’t make it a point to “follow the money”, but there are events in the news which may provide context here and there to how the Trump administration runs this economy. If you want to go down a rabbit hole, here are some good articles:
https://moneyweek.com/investments/funds/private-equity-funds-bargain-discounts
https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2024/01/19/mergers-and-acquisitions-2024
https://pestakeholder.org/reports/healthcare-deals-2024-in-review/
https://pestakeholder.org/reports/private-equity-bankruptcy-tracker
TRUMP COMMUTES DAVID GENTILE https://apnews.com/article/trump-clemency-commutation-david-gentile-fraud-4901d5e2f710b47ee0372a3f0835fa6c
IN HEALTHCARE https://www.americanprogress.org/article/5-consequences-of-private-equitys-expansion-in-health-care-services
IN HEALTHCARE https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/27/exactech-tpg-medical-devices-bankruptcy
IN HEALTHCARE https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/18/us-private-prison-healthcare-industry
IN HEALTHCARE https://www.businessinsider.com/american-hospitals-bankrupt-closing-wealthy-investors-looting-reselling-private-equity-2025-3
IN HEALTHCARE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia_Healthcare
IN HEALTHCARE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaVita
IN HEALTHCARE https://www.americanprogress.org/article/5-consequences-of-private-equitys-expansion-in-health-care-services
IN HEALTHCARE https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/wellpath-spins-off-behavioral-health-unit-bankruptcy-sale-2025-01-08
RETAIL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_equity_owned_companies_that_have_filed_for_bankruptcy
SUB WALL https://www.wsj.com/articles/commonfund-raises-1-2-billion-for-secondary-investments-46998904
PAY WALL https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/27/private-equity-hospitals/
What About Private Equity?
2025-11-13 Private equity firms gutted American businesses and pensions (i.e. Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital). See Elizabeth Warren’s bill “Corporate Crimes Against Healthcare Act”.
https://www.ueunion.org/political-action/2012/mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-greed-debt-and-hypocrisy-
Terminology
Carried Interest: Allows hedge fund and private equity managers to have their income taxed at the 20% long-term capital gains rate rather than the standard 37%.
2022
2022-04-10 The House Oversight Committee investigated a $2 billion Saudi investment in Jared Kushner’s firm and Trump’s receipt of more than $250,000 in foreign gifts. In an article with CBS, Kushner stated he was not interested in rejoining the White House if Trump won the 2024 presidential election. In 2025, Kushner DID JOIN the White House as Trump’s special envoy in foreign affairs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html
2025
2025-09-23 Deaths rose in emergency rooms after hospitals were acquired by private equity firms
https://achi.net/newsroom/study-patient-deaths-rose-after-hospitals-were-acquired-by-private-equity/
2025-11-30 Trump commuted the sentence of fraudster David Gentile who was sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding thousands of investors by misrepresenting the performance of private equity firms.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vmn61l75ro
2026
2026-03-25 Trump wants to hand your 401K over to private equity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM-pflHGr78&list=WL&index=1
https://pestakeholder.org/news/trump-admin-dol-rule-bails-out-private-equity-with-your-401k/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0k9eBhH4o4
https://finance-pillar.wharton.upenn.edu/blog/private-equity-retirement-plans/
2026-04-15 Tapatio was bought out by a private equity firm.
https://sporked.com/article/tapatio-sold-private-investment-news/
https://www.fooddive.com/news/tapatio-hot-sauce-aquired-by-private-equity-firm/810011/
PAY WALL https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-04-12/tapatio-hot-sauce-is-sold-has-big-expansion-plans