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EPISODE · May 29, 2025 · 32 MIN

Plundering the ASX: Is private equity a problem?

from The Money Puzzle · host The Australian

Everyday shareholders have always been at the back of the queue when it comes to takeovers, but this year global private equity players have clearly emerged as the 'Barbarians at the gate'.Healthscope, once a $5 billion stock is now in  receivership along with  its chain of 37 hospitals after a private equity deal went very wrong...what's next? Eric Johnston, Associate Editor- Business, joins James Kirby in this episode. In today's show, we cover... How do we navigate around private equity plunder?Can social infrastructure such as hospitals ever make useful listed investments?Have we been unfair to Bitcoin?How productivity makes a difference to your share portfolio   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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