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UK review of Carlsberg’s Britvic buyout likely to focus on foreclosure fears

By Jon Menon ( November 20, 2024, 13:47 GMT | Comment) -- Carlsberg’s 3.3 billion-pound buyout of British soft drinks maker Britvic has raised concerns that it could push out some of the country's small brewers from pubs and bars with exclusivity deals that would deny them access. But it’s far from clear that the antitrust watchdog will need to go beyond its current initial review of the deal.Carlsberg’s buyout of soft drinks maker Britvic has drawn concerns that it could push out some of the UK’s smaller independent brewers from the country’s pubs with exclusivity agreements that would deny them access to consumers....

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