Derek Pain: Marston's shares could fly with the Lancaster Bomber on board
Takeovers in the drinks industry have provided some celebratory toasts for the No Pain, No Gain portfolio. It reaped rich rewards from such deals as the swallowing of Allied Domecq and Scottish & Newcastle, as well as smaller fry – Burtonwood, Capital Pub Co, Merrydown and the soon-to-disappear Spirit Pub Co.