Bb5a31f81ClaimAaron Levie co-founded Box in 2005 after dropping out of college during his junior yearAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimBlackstone manages the investment portfolios of American General Life Insurance, Fidelity & Guaranty Life, and Security Life of DenverAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA group of insurance firms including American General Life Insurance, Fidelity & Guaranty Life, and Security Life of Denver acquired over $740 million in CoreWeave debtAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRamesh 'Sunny' Balwani served as the president and chief operating officer of Theranos alongside founder Elizabeth HolmesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimApollo Global Management merged with life insurance company Athene in 2022AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe United States Securities and Exchange Commission introduced regulations requiring private equity firms to provide greater transparency regarding fees and operational practicesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimSterling Investment Partners acquired an 80% controlling stake in Fairway Market in a transaction valued at $150 millionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPrivate equity firms typically finance corporate buyouts using a small proportion of equity and a large proportion of borrowed debtAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFederal regulations introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission to mandate transparency for private equity firms were vacated in court in 2024 following an industry lawsuitAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPrivate equity firms completed $1.2 trillion in corporate acquisitions in the United States in 2021AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPrivate equity and investment firms donated approximately $900 million to United States federal political candidates between 1990 and 2023AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Carlyle Group acquired the Plaza Del Rey mobile home park in the San Francisco Bay AreaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimApproximately 2% of comparable companies not acquired by private equity firms enter bankruptcy within a decadeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimSterling Investment Partners stated that the firm never sold any Fairway Market stock following Fairway Market's 2013 initial public offeringAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimApproximately 20% of large corporate companies acquired through leveraged buyouts enter bankruptcy within a decadeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Carlyle Group sold the Plaza Del Rey mobile home park to another investor for a significant profit several years after purchasing itAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPrivate equity firms typically charge investors a 2% annual management fee on assets and retain a 20% performance fee on investment profitsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFollowing the Carlyle Group's debt-financed buyout of HCR ManorCare, health code violations and resident complaints spiked at the nursing home chainAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimResidents of Plaza Del Rey petitioned their local city council to enact rent control in response to lot fee increases imposed by the Carlyle GroupAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPrivate equity firms typically hold acquired portfolio companies for only a few years before attempting to resell themAgreeDisagree