Bosses at Stock have already endorsed a surprise bid from CVC Capital Partners. However, the talk is that a rival bidder is ready to gatecrash the party for the vodka distiller.
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CVC-affiliated funds will buy London-listed Stock Spirits (STCK.L) for about $1 billion, as the private equity firm looks to tap the popularity of its booze among millennials and women in central and eastern Europe.