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A wave of private equity buyouts in the UK prompts concern

FT News Briefing

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Concerns Over UK Takeovers and Zuma's Corruption Impact

This chapter examines the narrow scope of UK government intervention in private equity takeovers, particularly regarding national security concerns voiced by opposition MPs. It also highlights the arrest of Jacob Zuma in South Africa for corruption and its economic ramifications, while discussing China's rising competition in the aviation sector with the launch of the C919 jet.

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