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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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