SOUTH AFRICA: Distell wins merger case, with conditions
By Arnold Kirkby | 7 February 2003
After more than two years of legal wrangling about the R515m merger of Distillers Corporation and Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery to form Distell, there is now no doubt that the merger will stay in place. There is, however, still uncertainty about what will happen to some of the brands.
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After more than two years of legal wrangling about the R515m merger of Distillers Corporation and Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery to form Distell, there is now no doubt that the merger will stay in place. There is, however, still uncertainty about what will happen to some of the brands.

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