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A team sport

3 April 2007 By Taron Wade

Buyout firms on their own would struggle to match Imperial, if it increases its bid for the FrancoSpanish tobacco group. But Cinven, CVC and the like might be able to make the numbers add up if they rope in BAT to buy Altadis cigarettes business.

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