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Heineken acquires Lagunitas (2017)

Heineken completed the acquisition of Lagunitas on 1 May 2017.[1]

Heineken took full ownership of the Californian craft brewer Lagunitas, having bought half in 2015. Craft brewers acquired by multinationals frequently lose shelf space in independent bottle shops as a result, a tension the sector still argues about.

Deal facts

Announced
Closed
Value
Undisclosed
Buyer
Heineken
Seller
Assets
Lagunitas
Regulatory review
None recorded

Ownership changes recorded from this deal

OwnerOwnedRelationshipStakeFromTo
HeinekenLagunitasowns100%2017-05-01present

Who owns Lagunitas today?

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Heineken N.V. — full ownership of Lagunitas Brewing Company — Heineken N.V., Annual report, published 1 May 2017; retrieved 8 September 2026.

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