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| | Guardian | Babycham owner bids for Allied (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | The drinks group Allied Domecq said yesterday it had received an "indicative proposal regarding a potential offer" from a consortium led by Constellation Brands, the world's largest wine group. |
 | | The US firm emerged as a rival suitor for Allied last month, a week after the maker of Beefeater gin and Babycham agreed a deal with the French spirits group Pernod Ricard and the US company Fortune Brands. |
 | | Allied is understood to have been given an indicative price range by the rival consortium, which includes Brown Forman, maker of Jack Daniels whiskey, and the private equity groups Blackstone and Lion Capital. |
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