This was the year private equity was supposed to lose its head.
The ingredients were all there. Trillions of dollars in dry powder, the world's biggest companies raising more money than ever before, low interest rates pushing asset prices higher, and of course, Australia's big super funds eager to get in on the action.
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Jemima Whyte writes on business, specialising in companies, capital markets and innovation. Jemima has reported on business for The Australian Financial Review for more than 13 years. Email Jemima at jemima.whyte@afr.com
James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com
