The private equity bet that coronavirus cut short
Last December executives at the Carlyle Group worked into the night to sign what they imagined would be one of the private equity firm’s most enduring deals. In 2020, however, there may be no such thi...
26 Mai 202019min
When coronavirus hit America's meat industry
This was supposed to be a record year for the US meat industry. But when coronavirus hit the meat-packing plants, it exposed a vulnerable link in the supply chain. We take a look at how our meat gets ...
12 Mai 202018min
Missing out on the US small business rescue
The Trump administration’s small business bailout programme has been plagued by problems from the start, with complaints that large companies crowded out the kinds of small enterprises and independent...
28 Apr 202021min
Running a small business during a global pandemic
Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small bus...
14 Apr 202020min
Ford, GM and the corporate dash for cash
When credit markets seized up earlier in March, more than 130 companies rushed to their lenders to draw down at least $124bn of emergency credit lines to shore up cash, with Ford and General Motors dr...
31 Mar 202018min
We want to hear from you
Behind the Money wants to hear from you, our listeners, about how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting your business and your work life. Email us at behindthemoney [at] ft.com Hosted on Acast. See ac...
26 Mar 20201min
Barclays and the legal fight over a company’s ‘controlling mind’
A costly investigation into the conduct of senior UK bankers during the financial crisis has raised questions about what it means to prosecute allegations of corporate crime, and whether Britain’s fra...
17 Mar 202028min
Shale's looming credit crunch
More than 10 years on from the early days of the US shale boom, bankruptcy risks are rising across the sector. The FT's US energy editor, Derek Brower, reports on what weak oil prices and tightening a...
3 Mar 202021min
