What’s Driving Supplier M&A Activity in 2019

Dear Client: 2019 has been a busy year on the M&A front. In fact, we've reported on more deals this year than this time last year. The deals mostly fall under a few categories: filling portfolio gaps/ expanding into new categories; beefing up vineyard holdings; and getting rid of assets weighing on the bottom line.   While there were some minority investments, most of the deals this year have been majority investments or outright acquisitions.  Below is our list of the