This week, we have a bonus episode for you, live from the FT Weekend Festival in London. Michela sat down with two experts on Arm, the British chip designer, to discuss its imminent initial public offering. Tim Bradshaw, the FT’s global tech correspondent and James Ashton, author of The Everything Blueprint, talk about where Arm stands as a company, and what its chances for growth are when it goes public later this month. This conversation was recorded on September 2, 2023.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: Arm searches for growth beyond smartphones Arm: IPO valuation climb down does not go far enough SoftBank seeks to build investment war chest on back of Arm IPO When SoftBank is selling, why are you buying? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Tim Bradshaw (@tim) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2015, Sergei Leontiev's life's work — a Russian banking business — was taken away from him overnight. Why were he and the bank being targeted? This is the first episode of The Russian Banker, a new three-part series from the Financial Times. The remaining episodes will air the following two Wednesdays on Behind the Money. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.