Private equity is back with a bang. Alarm bells are ringing right across corporate Australia as cashed-up global and domestic buyout funds seek to put a huge war chest of capital to work.
And for the first time in a decade, listed companies are featuring heavily on their radar. Capital flows see a weight of money keen to invest in private companies, thanks to deep-pocketed superannuation funds like AustralianSuper and First State Super stepping up their private equity programs.
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Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
