M&A Deal Summary

McLane Company Acquires Empire Distributors

On January 1, 2010, McLane Company acquired beverage company Empire Distributors

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is McLane Company’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is McLane Company’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is McLane Company’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-01-01
Target Empire Distributors
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) McLane Company
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Empire Distributors

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Empire Distributors,operates as a wholesale alcoholic beverage distributor.Over the years, Max continued to build upon his brand portfolio, adding the Brown Forman line in 1955 and the E&J Gallo wine and spirits portfolio in 1967. The wine and spirits industry in Georgia was also changing.

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Buyer

McLane Company

Temple, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1894
Sector Transportation
Employees20,000
DESCRIPTION

McLane Company, Inc., is a supply chain services, providing grocery and foodservice supply chain solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and chain restaurants throughout the United States.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (Georgia) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2010) 1 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-23 Kahn Ventures

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Kahn Ventures and its subsidiaries are wholesale distributors of distilled spirits, wine and beer.

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