FROM Scottish & Newcastle to HBOS, the story of the Scottish company acquired by an international or cross-border rival is a familiar one.
Advisers get a generous pay-day and fund managers meet their three-month performance targets but another set of senior decision-making roles disappears from Scotland.
So it is pleasing to see AG Barr take the initiative and approach rival drinks company Britvic about a tie-up.
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