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In its early days, the no pain, no gain portfolio reaped rich rewards from take-over action. Before the financial meltdown, bids materialised with almost monotonous regularity. Few investors, big or [...]

When Philip Bowman was unexpectedly appointed chief executive of Scottish Power at the beginning of this year, the utility said he would bring a 'fresh perspective' to the Glasgow-based company. [...]

Going by the numbers, the food and drink industry has seenbetter years for deal-making. The value of global mergers & acquisitions has fallen sharply in 2006, with some Dollars 29.3bn [...]

Byline: Tessa Thorniley Jan. 13--Scottish Power prompted a fresh surge of bid speculation after the board ousted long-standing chief executive Ian Russell and replaced him with Philip Bowman, the former [...]

When Philip Bowman became chief executive of Allied Domecq in 1999, it was understood that his job would be to reinvigorate the UK wine and spirits company in preparation for [...]

Byline: Pierre Tran Dec. 18--PARIS -- A sale by drinks group Pernod Ricard of its growing Dunkin' Donuts fast-food business fetched a higher-than-expected $2.43bn (£1.36bn, E2bn), as keen appetite from [...]

Allied Domecq takeover gets nod from America PERNOD Ricard's £7.5 billion takeover of British drinks giant Allied Domecq was waved through by US regulators today, triggering big gains in both [...]

Byline: Lisa Buckingham Jun. 19--LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU'LL BET ON VIRTUAL POKER: Let the good times roll. PartyGaming, the internet poker site, is about to raise the best part [...]

Diageo would be willing to help finance an offer for drinks giant Allied Domecq, either from Pernod Ricard or the consortium led by Constellation Brands, in order to acquire certain [...]

The Takeover Panel yesterday gave Constellation Brands, the US drinks group, a June 29 deadline to proceed with a formal counter-offer for Allied Domecq, the spirits company that has agreed [...]

LONDON -- The UK's Takeover Panel has given a consortium led by Constellation Brands of the US a deadline of June 29 to decide whether it wants to proceed with [...]

FOOD/BEVERAGES: Fortune Brands confident The chief executive of premium spirits maker Fortune Brands Inc. said Wednesday he expects the firm to acquire a number of key brands from Allied Domecq [...]

May 14--PARTYGAMING FLOAT 'IS NOT IN TROUBLE': Online gambling firm PartyGaming, owner of the PartyPoker.com website, denied its £5bn stock market flotation was facing problems as it appointed two new [...]

Byline: JENNIFER HELDT POWELL How about a nice merlot with your donut? The world's largest winemaker bid yesterday for Canton-based Dunkin' Donuts' parent Allied Domecq PLC, which is already moving […]

PARIS -- Allied Domecq has received an indicative proposal from a consortium led by Constellation Brands that is understood to value the UK company at about Pounds 7.7bn or 695p [...]

Byline: Mickey Clark Apr. 28--ALLIED DOMECQ SPARKLES AS BID FEVER BREAKS OUT: Drinks giant Allied Domecq was in sparkling form today, jumping 18p to 691p as a full-scale bid battle [...]

Byline: Ian Lyall Apr. 28--The race has hotted up in the battle for control of drinks giant Allied Domecq. Yesterday a consortium led by wine maker Constellation Brands and Jack [...]

Byline: Rupert Steiner Apr. 24--THE first round of drinks are in. Pernod Ricard made its much anticipated play for rival spirits giant Allied Domecq last week. But all eyes are [...]

Patrick Ricard, the chairman and chief executive of Pernod Ricard, is keen to dispel the ``myth'' that he shoots big game. ``I am not big game,'' he says. ``I am [...]

It happened at lightning speed. Drinks giant Allied Domecq revealed it had received an approach from French rival Pernod Ricard and Jim Beam owner Fortune Brands at the start of [...]

Byline: Ian Lyall Apr. 22--Pernod Ricard of France and America's Fortune Brands yesterday detailed how they intend to carve up Allied Domecq, the British maker of Beefeater gin and the [...]

Byline: JENNIFER HELDT POWELL Pernod Ricard S.A. will be taking over Dunkin' Donuts' parent company, but don't expect to see Jameson whiskey being sold with your morning coffee. The company […]

Byline: Jennifer Heldt Powell Forget just buying a doughnut, the whole Dunkin' Donut chain could be for sale. The fast-food division of Allied Domecq could be sold off to help […]

Quick hits ** Constellation Brands Inc. is eyeing Dunkin' Donuts parent Allied Domecq PLC, the winemaker's chief Robert Sands said. Allied is being pursued by Pernod Ricard and Fortune Brands. […]

A CHAT with Philip Bowman, the CEO of Allied Domecq, contained contradictory messages. He is not 100 per cent confident that Pernod will ultimately make an acceptable takeover offer, but […]

Philip Bowman, the chief executive of Allied Domecq, hasn't spoken about the potential takeover bid he faces - until now. Newspapers have sizzled with speculation since Tuesday, when the drinks [...]

Mar. 3--Goldman Sachs has resigned as corporate broker to drinks giant Diageo in a surprise move -- just days after being hired -- because of concerns about conflicts with its [...]

Francesco Caio, chief executive of Cable and Wireless, is to take up a non-executive role at Allied Domecq and join the board's audit and remuneration committees. The appointment comes as [...]

Philip Bowman, chief executive of Allied Domecq, the distiller and wine maker, saw his total remuneration package rise roughly 25 per cent last year to more than Pounds 2m, with [...]

Byline: Michael Jivkov TRADERS PILED into the drinks giant Allied Domecq yesterday, betting that not only will today's full year results from the group satisfy market hopes, but also that [...]

Byline: Lisa Clifford in London The battle for Peter Lehmann Wines Ltd. ended amicably Monday, Oct. 13, when Allied Domecq plc withdrew its offer for the Australian winery, resolving the […]

DRINKS giant Allied Domecq yesterday made its A$149m ( pounds 62m) bid for the small Australian premium winemaker Peter Lehmann Wines unconditional in an attempt to woo the company's reluctant […]

Byline: Lisa Clifford in London British drinks group Allied Domecq plc's chance of acquiring Peter Lehmann Wines Ltd. looked increasingly remote Wednesday following a decision by the Australian winery to [...]

THE takeover battle for the Australian premium winemaker Peter Lehmann Wines intensified yesterday after Switzerland-based Hess Group matched an offer made by drinks giant Allied Domecq on Monday. Hess Group, […]

Byline: Josey Puliyenthuruthel Switzerland-based Hess Group AG on Tuesday, Sept. 23, increased by 10% its cash offer for Australia's Peter Lehmann Wines Ltd. (http://www.peterlehmannwines.com/article.aspx?p=11) , to A$3.85 a share, matching [...]

WAS it worth raising a glass or two to the giant drinks company Allied Domecq yesterday when the producer of Beefeater Gin and Tia Maria announced it wanted to swallow […]

Byline: Lisa Clifford in London Britain's Allied Domecq plc is poised to bid for Peter Lehmann Wines Ltd., the Australian company already under offer from Hess Group AG of Switzerland. [...]

DRINKS giant Allied Domecq yesterday said it was considering making a competing bid for top Australian winemaker Peter Lehmann Wines after a small rival drinks group from Switzerland proposed a […]

IT MAY be the end of the heatwave, but the recent hot weather seems to have gone to investors' heads. Shares in the drinks giant Allied Domecq, the world's second-biggest […]