Private Equity Owns
Your Campaign Tools
In 2021, private equity bought NGP VAN—the platform most Democratic campaigns rely on. Then they fired 350+ workers. A conservative think tank already said the quiet part out loud:
"Conceivably, Elon Musk could just show up and buy it and delete NGP VAN."
— Parker Thayer, Capital Research Center, April 2025
There's another way.
Private Equity Bought the Platform
Democrats Depend On
In 2021, NGP VAN—the platform that powers most Democratic campaigns—was acquired by private equity. What happened next was predictable.
$2B
Sold for in 2021
British private equity firm Apax Partners acquired NGP VAN's parent company
Source: The Intercept, Jan 2023
350+
Workers fired
Two rounds of layoffs gutted the company in 2023
Source: The Intercept, Jan & Oct 2023
$77B
Assets at Apax
A massive private equity firm headquartered in London, UK
Source: Wikipedia
"Inflexible, slow, and unreliable"
sourcedDNC internal assessment of NGP VAN, particularly during periods of peak use.
Source: NY Times/DNyuz, March 2025
"They don't care about the movement"
sourcedLaid-off ActionKit engineer on Bonterra's priorities after the private equity acquisition.
Source: The Intercept, October 2023
Price Discrimination
highChallenger campaigns and progressive groups charged more than establishment favorites.
Source: The Intercept, January 2023
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