PESP stands in opposition to Cop City and Atlanta police violence

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) opposes the development of 'Cop City' in Atlanta, citing the killing of activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán and the environmental hazards of the training facility. PESP highlights the financial links between the Atlanta Police Foundation and Inspire Brands, which is majority-owned by Roark Capital, and calls for divestment from the project.

• PESP opposes the 'Cop City' training facility in Atlanta, describing it as 'environmentally-hazardous' and condemning the 'unprecedented and unjustified' killing of activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán.
• The Atlanta Police Foundation, the primary funding organization for Cop City, is funded by Inspire Brands (operator of Arby’s and Buffalo Wild Wings), which is majority owned and controlled by the private equity firm Roark Capital, with additional equity ownership from ATP Private Equity and Equicorp Partners.
• Interlocking leadership exists between the Atlanta Police Foundation and Inspire Brands: Marshall Freeman (former COO of the Atlanta Police Foundation and new Deputy Chief Administrative Officer at the Atlanta Police Department) sits on the board of The Inspire Brands Foundation, and Inspire CEO Paul Brown sits on the Atlanta Police Foundation Board of Trustees.

APA

Private Equity Stakeholder Project (2023). PESP stands in opposition to Cop City and Atlanta police violence. https://pestakeholder.org/news/pesp-stands-in-opposition-to-copy-city-and-atlanta-police-violence/

Chicago

Private Equity Stakeholder Project. PESP stands in opposition to Cop City and Atlanta police violence. 2023. https://pestakeholder.org/news/pesp-stands-in-opposition-to-copy-city-and-atlanta-police-violence/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Private Equity Stakeholder Project |title=PESP stands in opposition to Cop City and Atlanta police violence |date=31 January 2023 |url=https://pestakeholder.org/news/pesp-stands-in-opposition-to-copy-city-and-atlanta-police-violence/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{privateequitystakeholderproject2023pesp, author = {{Private Equity Stakeholder Project}}, title = {{PESP stands in opposition to Cop City and Atlanta police violence}}, publisher = {Private Equity Stakeholder Project}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://pestakeholder.org/news/pesp-stands-in-opposition-to-copy-city-and-atlanta-police-violence/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }