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S&N talks to suitors as 800p share offer tabled

Scottish & Newcastle's days as the UK's last independent brewer appear to be coming to an end after it entered talks yesterday with suitors Carlsberg and Heineken, which met the board's demands to increase their offer by £200m.

Scottish & Newcastle's days as the UK's last independent brewer appear to be coming to an end after it entered talks yesterday with suitors Carlsberg and Heineken, which met the board's demands to increase their offer by £200m.