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Absolut vodka brand. Pernod Ricard will pay the Swedish government, which owns V&S, $6.05 billion plus Euro 1.45 billion ($2.29 billion), for a total of $8.34 billion, the French company said Monday. Besides Fortune, Pernod Ricard beat out two other bidders -- Bacardi Ltd. Swedish investment firms EQT Partners AB and Investor AB -- for a business the Swedish. Why IT Hates the iPhone 2.

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