GLP deal a sign of the liquid, tech-obsessed times

THE year 2017 had begun with one of the biggest potential deals of all time, a surprise US$143

billion bid for consumer goods giant Unilever by private equity-backed food conglomerate Kraft Heinz.

The deal was quickly scuttled after a flat-out rejection by Unilever, yet it was a harbinger of bullish markets and a world awash with too much money.