Private Equity Pressures: Brookfield and Healthscope

This chapter analyzes the Reserve Bank of Australia's potential interest rate cuts and examines Brookfield's troubled investment in Healthscope, Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator. It discusses the complexities and strategies of private equity firms, particularly in relation to their significant losses during unforeseen economic pressures, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter highlights the increasing influence of private equity in Australia's superannuation system and the urgent need for government intervention to stabilize the healthcare sector amidst facing challenges.