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Diageo Acquires Ypioca Agroindustrial Limitada

On May 28, 2012, Diageo acquired beverage company Ypioca Agroindustrial Limitada for 900M BRL

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Diageo’s 8th transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Diageo’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Diageo’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-05-28
Target Ypioca Agroindustrial Limitada
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Diageo
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 900M BRL

Target

Ypioca Agroindustrial Limitada

Fortaleza, Brazil
Ypióca is a premium cachaça brand in Brazil, with more than 160 years of heritage.

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Buyer

Diageo

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1886
Sector Beverages
Employees30,092
Revenue 20.3B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Diageo is a global producer of beverages. The Company offers a collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. Diageo was founded in 1886 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 19
Sector: Beverages M&A 8 of 17
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 15
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
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