AUSTRALIA: Lehmann will fight any foriegn takeover
The news yesterday that UK drinks giant Allied Domecq has raised its stake in Peter Lehmann Wines to 5.4%, has prompted speculation that the owner of Beefeater and Kahlua is mounting a takeover of the winemaker. However in the Australian press today the Lehman family said it and the company's shareholders will resist any takeover bid by a foreign company.