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Dear Client: Putting all its efforts behind continuing to grow its Japanese lager, Sapporo USA announced today it is selling its San Diego-based craft brand, Stone Brewing, to Firestone Walker Brewing and Duvel Moortgat USA. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in Q2, were not disclosed. Arlington Capital Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to Sapporo USA. The deal comes not quite four years after Sapporo purchased Stone for $165 million, in a deal that gave the
“We’re Never Done Chasing”: Rebecca Maisel on Gulf’s Playbook
Dear Client: Gulf Distributing has more than 100 suppliers, led by Molson Coors, Constellation, and Boston Beer — with big growers like Surfside, Garage Beer, Red Bull, and even some hemp THC rounding things out. With locations across Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida, Gulf was pegged by the Wall Street Journal at roughly $750 million in gross revenue per year. Is this the perfect portfolio? What else are they chasing? We asked Gulf Distributing’s Chief Corporate Strategy Officer, Rebecca Maisel, who
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