Behind the Money

By: Financial Times
  • Summary

  • From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world.

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Episodes
  • Private equity’s experiment with worker ownership
    Nov 6 2024

    Private equity earned a reputation as a ruthless and lucrative business. But over the past few years, large groups have been doing something that seems like the opposite of their cutthroat image: giving equity worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the ordinary workers at the companies they own. Antoine Gara, the FT’s US private & institutional capital correspondent, explains how these payouts make business sense for private equity firms – and help soften their tough image.


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    For further reading:

    Workers getting share in windfalls as private equity firms soften image

    Private equity groups’ assets struggling under hefty debt loads, Moody’s says

    Blackstone plans to list some of its largest investments

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    On X, follow Antoine Gara (@antoinegara) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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    16 mins
  • US election betting is on a roll
    Oct 30 2024

    On November 5, voters in the US will head to the polls to decide who should be the next president: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. But over the past several months, people from around the world have been placing millions of dollars on who will win that race. As interest in betting on US politics reaches a new high, the FT’s Oliver Roeder and Sam Learner explain how these markets work and what can (and can’t) be learned from them.


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    Prediction markets can tell the future. Why is the US so afraid of them?

    Take political betting markets literally, not seriously

    What the polls can’t tell us about America’s election

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    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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    20 mins
  • An activist tried to take on Pfizer. Then things got messy
    Oct 23 2024

    Activist investors tend to rely on an element of surprise to catch their target company off guard: quietly building up a stake and swooping in with a slide deck full of strategic changes at just the right moment. That’s not what happened at the beginning of a recent campaign led by the hedge fund Starboard Value against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The FT’s Oliver Barnes, US pharmaceutical and biotech correspondent, and Maria Heeter, US deals correspondent, examine what went awry and what happens next.

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    For further reading:

    Starboard plotted a campaign against Pfizer’s chief. Then a blank email dropped in his inbox

    Why Pfizer sorely needs the activist treatment

    Starboard-Pfizer battle strains Guggenheim’s relationship with drugmaker


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    On X, follow Oliver Barnes (@mroliverbarnes), Maria Heeter (@HeeterMaria) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.


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    Attend the FT Global Banking Summit, December 3 and 4 in London: Enter BTM20 for a 20% discount (applicable on all ticket types), register here.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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    21 mins

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