Hats off to the Sunday Telegraph for breaking the story today (9 December) that Diageo has been sniffing around Beam Inc. The report clams that the drinks giant held talks with Suntory about working together to break up the US-based spirits firm. Uncited – and unquoted – sources also say that Diageo has approached private equity firms.
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