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Wiggins is the FT's private capital correspondent. He says CBC will likely go public next year, possibly in second half of 2014. The firm has been talking about going public for a long time and it was not an easy decision to make. Wiggins also reports that Taiwan's biggest chip supplier recently secured a one year license from the US.

Netflix stemmed its subscriber losses in the third quarter and Russia is using Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine. Plus, Europe’s top private equity firm, CVC Capital Partners, is preparing to go public and the move has implications for the whole sector.

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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