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Newcastle Sells for $15.2B

Carlsburg, Heineken divvy up UK brewer

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 25, 2008 12:00 PM CST

(Newser) – After months of playing hard-to-get, UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle has agreed to a $15.2 billion takeover bid from Carlsberg and Heineken. The offer tops a bid rejected in March by 11.1%, Forbes reports. Experts expected S&N to squeeze out a better... Read full story »

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