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5 Allied-Lyons is buying 100% control j
5 of Pedro Domecq Group, the Spanish j
5 wines-and-spirits combine. j
5 j
5 Helping fund the deal, worth £739m, j
5 is a two-for-13 rights issue priced j
5 at 490p a share and raising £651m. j
5 j
5 In addition to its 5% direct stake, j
5 Allied already has a 27% indirect j
5 stakj in Domecq via its half-share j
5 in Hiram Walker Europa which itself j
5 owns 54% of the Spanish company. j
5 j
5 Allied is forecasting a profit of j
5 at least £604m for the year just j
5 ended and a 14.9p final dividend. j
5 j
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