Bridgepoint’s hidden executive pay

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com https://www.ft.com/content/6b286858-b05a-4211-8e04-315b4e8bac38

A frantic summer of dealmaking has put 2021 on track to break records, and Japan’s future is uncertain after prime minister Yoshihide Suga abruptly announced his departure. Plus, the FT’s private capital correspondent explains how a prominent British private equity firm went public this summer but has kept its executive pay opaque 

Global dealmaking set to break records after frenzied summer https://www.ft.com/content/4b955a75-55a4-4e13-b785-638b88bbfb0b

Yoshihide Suga’s exit sets off fight to reshape Japanese politics https://www.ft.com/content/fff52074-ee42-43c3-a96f-d1332005d802

Bridgepoint went public. Executive rewards stayed private. https://www.ft.com/content/25649306-ac8a-4183-894a-7df1eb798acf

BrewDog launches venture with Japan’s Asahi to boost sales https://www.ft.com/content/964b92ae-18d7-41a0-b8f1-138baa54870e

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