Pernod Ricard (EPA: RI) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France that owns 11 consumer brands, and has 2 recorded transactions.[1]
Pernod Ricard was created in 1975 by the merger of two French anise-spirit rivals and grew by acquisition into the second-largest spirits group in the world, notably through the break-ups of Seagram in 2001 and Allied Domecq in 2005.
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Pernod Ricard bought V&S Group, the Swedish state-owned owner of Absolut, for €5.626 billion in a privatisation auction. Absolut immediately became one of the group's largest brands and remains among the best-selling vodkas in the world.
Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq for about £7.4 billion, bidding jointly with Fortune Brands, which took several of the brands to satisfy competition authorities. The purchase made Pernod Ricard the second largest spirits group in the world behind Diageo.
Pernod Ricard owns 11 consumer brands tracked here, including Havana Club, Absolut, Ricard, The Glenlivet, Jameson and Beefeater.
Yes. Pernod Ricard is headquartered in Paris, France and was founded in 1975.
Pernod Ricard is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as RI on the EPA.
The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Absolut on 23 July 2008.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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