Brewdog co-founder James Watt launches bid to buy back beer firm
Watt says he has made an offer to buy back the craft beer business months after it was sold to a US company.
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"If successful, everyone who has signed up to Second Best will own the same stake in Brewdog they once held. For free."
— James Watt , Executive
"The firm should be owned by the equity punks and I will endeavour to ensure that happens."
— James Watt , Executive
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Watt says he has made an offer to buy back the craft beer business months after it was sold to a US company.
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