‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’

BrewDog founder James Watt is facing data privacy complaints in the UK after launching a surprise bid to buy back the brewery he sold to US firm Tilray just four months ago. When Watt sold BrewDog to Tilray in March for thirty-three million pounds, the deal wiped out shares held by over two hundred thousand crowdfunding investors—supporters the brand had courted as 'equity punks.' Now attempting his buyback, Watt has been reaching out to those same ex-investors, prompting complaints to the UK's data privacy watchdog. Per the Guardian, regulators are investigating how he obtained their contact details.

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