'Cadbury a sweet target for bidders' - The Birmingham Post
“Investors are lining up to buy the American drinks division of Cadbury Schweppes should the company decide to sell the business, which includes name brands such as 7Up, Dr Pepper and Snapple. Private equity firms including as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Texas Pacific Group are among those believed to be interested in bidding for the beverage group, while Lion Capital and Blackstone – who acquired the Cadbury bottling business in 2005 – have also been mentioned.”
“... there is concern that once the sale is completed the private equity speculators will turn their attention to the company's confectionary business.”
Continue reading: Duncan Tift, ‘Cadbury a sweet target for bidders’, The Birmingham Post, Mar 23 2007.