En diciembre de 2022, DigitalBridge Group e IFM Investors completaron una adquisición de $11 mil millones de Switch, el operador de centros de datos con sede en Las Vegas. La transacción sacó a Switch de la Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York y la convirtió en una empresa privada propiedad de firmas de inversión en… Continue reading Guerras del Agua y la Nube
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Wall Street Apuesta por los Derechos del Agua en Nevada
En 2022, D.R. Horton — uno de los constructores de viviendas más grandes del país — pagó $291 millones para adquirir una empresa de 12 empleados en Carson City. La compra no fue por el personal ni por los bienes raíces. Fue por el agua. La empresa Vidler Water pasó dos décadas comprando tierras agrícolas… Continue reading Wall Street Apuesta por los Derechos del Agua en Nevada
THE INVISIBLE LANDLORD
The Canvas hack and the high school sports pipeline are the visible edge of KKR’s Nevada presence. The rest runs through your dentist’s office, your grandmother’s hospice bed, your retirement annuity, the mortgage on a Las Vegas apartment complex, the book your child reads for class, and the vet clinic where you take your dog.… Continue reading THE INVISIBLE LANDLORD
Data Breach Ignored By Private Equity
On May 7, 2026, a criminal hacking group calling itself ShinyHunters replaced the Canvas login page used by the Clark County School District and UNLV with a ransom demand. Canvas is owned by Instructure. Instructure is owned by KKR. The same firm that streams your kid’s Friday night football game, processes the ticket, tracks the… Continue reading Data Breach Ignored By Private Equity
WHAT LOYALTY BUYS IN TRUMP’S WASHINGTON
Dana White built a $12 billion combat sports empire alongside Donald Trump. Larry Ellison paid to host his fundraisers and stood beside him at the White House. His son David traded a Democratic donor history for ringside seats at UFC fights and a $16 million settlement that cleared the path to a media merger. Each… Continue reading WHAT LOYALTY BUYS IN TRUMP’S WASHINGTON
ONE MAN, TWO HATS, AND THE PRIVATE EQUITY CHAIN BEHIND DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS HOUSING
Jason LeDell is listed simultaneously as former managing partner of Cherry Development, which builds workforce housing in downtown Las Vegas, and as corporate broker and regional manager of RHOME, a property management company explicitly backed by Associa, the largest HOA management company in the United States. Associa received a minority private equity investment from Summit Partners in 2008 — an investment that has since ended through a management buyout.
THE FIRM THAT WANTS TO OWN EVERY SPORT IN LAS VEGAS
In the span of five days, KKR launched a commercial vehicle to bring professional soccer to new American markets, a Las Vegas group submitted a bid to relocate an MLS franchise here, and a $10 billion NBA expansion process targeting Las Vegas entered its formal phase. None of these events are unrelated. KKR has minority… Continue reading THE FIRM THAT WANTS TO OWN EVERY SPORT IN LAS VEGAS
WALL STREET BOUGHT YOUR KID’S HIGH SCHOOL GAME
The firm behind the 1989 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco now controls the streaming rights, ticketing platform, and athlete data for high school sports in Nevada and across the country. KKR’s $744 billion empire has quietly built a tollbooth around the games that once cost nothing to watch. If a grandparent in Henderson wants to… Continue reading WALL STREET BOUGHT YOUR KID’S HIGH SCHOOL GAME
10 Años del Programa de Vales para Escuelas Charter
Entre los años escolares 2019-2020 y 2024-2025, el número de estudiantes que asisten a escuelas charter en el Condado de Clark creció un 26 por ciento, de aproximadamente 50,800 a 64,128 estudiantes, según datos de matrícula del Departamento de Educación de Nevada. En ese mismo período, la matrícula del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark… Continue reading 10 Años del Programa de Vales para Escuelas Charter
CAN ANYONE CHECK THE PRESIDENT ON IMMIGRATION
The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of argument on April 29 over whether courts can review the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for 330,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians. The administration’s answer was no. If the Court agrees, the same logic applies to 1.3 million TPS holders from 17 countries, including thousands in… Continue reading CAN ANYONE CHECK THE PRESIDENT ON IMMIGRATION
