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When did Campari Group buy and sell its brands?

Campari Group has completed 3 recorded acquisitions and 0 divestitures or spin-offs, spanning 2009 to 2016.

DateTypeAssetsCounterpartyValue
Jun 2016AcquisitionGrand Marnier€684m
Dec 2012AcquisitionAppleton Estate$415m
May 2009AcquisitionWild Turkey$575m

2016

Acquisition closed

Campari Group acquires Grand Marnier

Campari acquired Grand Marnier for about EUR 684 million after a long courtship of the founding family's shareholders. Using cognac rather than neutral spirit as the base is what separates Grand Marnier from triple sec, and it made Campari a serious owner in liqueurs.

Value
€684m
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

2012

Acquisition closed

Campari Group acquires Appleton Estate

Campari acquired Lascelles deMercado for about $415 million, taking Appleton Estate and with it one of the oldest continuously operating rum distilleries in the Caribbean, producing in Jamaica's Nassau Valley since 1749.

Value
$415m
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

2009

Acquisition closed

Campari Group acquires Wild Turkey

Campari acquired Wild Turkey from Pernod Ricard for about $575 million, giving the Italian group a Kentucky bourbon distillery. Pernod was selling assets it had taken on with Absolut the year before.

Value
$575m
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

Campari Group acquisitions on a timeline

Timeline of completed acquisitions by Campari Group

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