U.S. Public Pension Money Supported Blackstone-Owned Firm that Exploited Child Labor at Meat Packing Plants

Posted on 04/01/2023


In November 2014, private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. agreed to acquire Packers Sanitation Services Inc. for an estimated price of US$ 1 billion. Harvest Partners, LP also participated in the recapitalization of Packers Sanitation Services in 2014. AlpInvest Partners got exposure to the company in 2014. Packers Sanitation Services is North America’s…

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