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EPISODE · Jun 30, 2021 · 9 MIN

Inside the secretive private equity firm behind the £6.8bn Asda buyout

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Today the UK will set out a plan for a simpler, more “nimble” post-Brexit system of state subsidies, and the Japanese conglomerate Hitachi is anticipating a wave of infrastructure spending as it bets on the US market to drive its next phase of growth. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, investigates the low-profile investors behind the £6.8bn buyout of UK supermarket chain Asda.UK unveils post-Brexit state aid scheme to support industryhttps://www.ft.com/content/4206d16f-772f-4257-bdca-ca19ca049402Hitachi targets strong US growth under Biden’s infrastructure planhttps://www.ft.com/content/e9a43c04-7d89-4f71-a77a-060cc12930ccInside the secretive private equity firm behind the £6.8bn Asda buyouthttps://www.ft.com/content/ce7092f9-645a-46bd-8007-611c99fd8907Zaoui brothers join Europe’s emerging Spac movementhttps://www.ft.com/content/ae2a02ae-2af7-4a61-9c40-cf41927c3b3a? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today the UK will set out a plan for a simpler, more “nimble” post-Brexit system of state subsidies, and the Japanese conglomerate Hitachi is anticipating a wave of infrastructure spending as it bets on the US market to drive its next phase of growth. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent, Kaye Wiggins, investigates the low-profile investors behind the £6.8bn buyout of UK supermarket chain Asda.UK unveils post-Brexit state aid scheme to support industryhttps://www.ft.com/content/4206d16f-772f-4257-bdca-ca19ca049402Hitachi targets strong US growth under Biden’s infrastructure planhttps://www.ft.com/content/e9a43c04-7d89-4f71-a77a-060cc12930ccInside the secretive private equity firm behind the £6.8bn Asda buyouthttps://www.ft.com/content/ce7092f9-645a-46bd-8007-611c99fd8907Zaoui brothers join Europe’s emerging Spac movementhttps://www.ft.com/content/ae2a02ae-2af7-4a61-9c40-cf41927c3b3a? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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