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CCI approves Diageo-United Spirits deal

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Reuters Delhi, India
Last Updated : Feb 28 2013 | 8:30 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Competition Commission of India has approved a proposal by UK drinks group Diageo to buy a stake in United Spirits , controlled by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, its website showed on Thursday.

Diageo agreed in November to buy a 53.4 percent stake in United Spirits Ltd for $2.1 billion.

(Reporting by Anurag Kotoky; editing by Malini Menon)

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First Published: Feb 28 2013 | 8:16 PM IST

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