By Harry Mottram: The self-styled punk disrupter of the brewing industry Brewdog has been sold to US firm Tilray for £33m after it went into administration. Only 11 of its bars have been saved in the deal while 38 others were closed and 484 staff have been made redundant. Founder James Watt claimed he was ‘heartbroken’ but those who invested in the firm’s Equity for Punks scheme which raised £75m will not receive a penny and will no doubt be rather more ‘heartbroken.’
Unite the trade union who represents the staff said the workers were given just 25 minutes notice of the sale and their sacking – while Brewdog’s administrators, AlixPartners said: “We are in direct contact with all those affected…