Shares in Guinness maker Diageo built up a head today as investors responded to reports that Brazil’s richest man was preparing a bid for the drinks maker.
Stock in the London-listed firm jumped 7% after reports in Brazilian newsweekly Veja that billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann and his partners in private equity firm 3G Capital were considering a bid for the drinks firm valued at £47bn.
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