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Top 500 Private Companies: Visy on top but Hancock Prospecting gaining

Michael Bailey
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Anthony Pratt's packaging giant Visy has retained its place atop IBISWorld's Top 500 Private Companies list for the ninth consecutive year, however Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is catching up, while a 103-year-old medical researcher recorded the biggest revenue gain of all.

Visy's $6.7 billion revenue in 2017-18 represented 3.1 per cent growth, exactly in line with Australia's economic growth for the year to June.

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Michael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.bailey@nine.com.au

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