A Long Time In Finance

How did Bernard Arnault go from running a construction company in Lille to being Europe's richest man? Neil and Jonathan look at the moment that changed everything for Arnault, the man they call "the Wolf in Cashmere": the audacious takeover of LVMH.

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Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.
Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.
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When a debt crisis unfolds behind closed doors, who really has the upper hand? Taking in a range of characters – from Donald Trump to Philip Green, the Barclay brothers and the private equity firms – this is a potted history of how some of finance's biggest names have turned reneging into an art form. In this live recording of A Long Time in Finance, hosts Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins, joined by insolvency expert Edward Starling, lift the lid on some of the murkiest manoeuvres in modern finance.

The show is made in partnership with The Library of Mistakes who are offering a 25% discount on their Advanced Valuation in Financial Markets course to listeners. Just follow this link https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/how-to/ and enter ALTIF25 into the box marked promo.

Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.
With Edward Starling.
Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kodak, the photography company George Eastman created in the late 19th century, was built on restless R&D and bold innovation. So why did it flunk the shift from chemical to digital photography - having invented the first digital camera. We talk to the inventor, Steve Sasson about how his brainwave almost killed a company.

The show is made in partnership with The Library of Mistakes who are offering a 25% discount on their Advanced Valuation in Financial Markets course to listeners. Just follow this link https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/how-to/ and enter ALTIF25 into the box marked promo.

Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.
With Steven Sasson.
Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a new series where we look at big businesses and what led to their big break or failure..

ASML is the biggest European company you’ve never heard of and the Continent’s only true tech giant. But how did this seemingly anonymous Dutch business come to be the world’s biggest producer of key machinery used in printing semiconductors? It involves Americans, all conquering Japanese exporters, and rednecks beating the crap out of Toyotas with sledgehammers. Listen to the Turning Point and we’ll explain.

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Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.
With Brian Potter.
In partnership with the Library of Mistakes.
Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was supposed to bring in the cash to revive Britain's creaking railway network. But then it all went wrong for the listed network owner. A series of tragic accidents undermined public confidence, beginning the slow unravelling of rail privatisation as a whole. Neil and Jonathan talk to Gerald Corbett, one time boss of Railtrack, about the privatisation project, the accidents, and what went right and wrong.

The show is made in partnership with The Library of Mistakes who are offering a 25% discount on their Advanced Valuation in Financial Markets course to listeners. Just follow this link https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/how-to/ and enter ALTIF25 into the box marked promo.

Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.
With Gerald Corbett.
Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.