Five big British brands in new foreign hands

United Biscuits bought by US private equity companies Blackstone Group and PAI for £1.6bn in 2006HP Sauce bought from French company Danone in 1998 by US-based Heinz for £470m in 2005Weetabix bought by US private equity firm Lion...

 

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