M&A Deal Summary

Sazerac Company Inc Acquires John Distilleries

On October 21, 2017, Sazerac Company Inc acquired beverage company John Distilleries from Gaja Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sazerac Company Inc’s 4th transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Sazerac Company Inc’s 1st transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-10-21
Target John Distilleries
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Sazerac Company Inc
Sellers(s) Gaja Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

John Distilleries

Bangalore, India
John Distilleries is a provider of whisky, brandy, rum, premium wines and single malts and it leads alcobev company in a decade, not just in India but across the globe. John Distilleries was founded in 1996 and is based in Bangalore, India.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sazerac Company Inc

Metairie,, Louisiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1869
Sector Beverages
DESCRIPTION

Sazerac Company, Inc (dba John Handy Co.) operates as a distillery and wine company.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector: Beverages M&A 4 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: India M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-14 Distillerie Tuoni e Canepa

Toscana, Italy

Distillerie Tuoni e Canepa is an Italian distillery. The Company was formed in 1938 and is based in Toscana, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-15 Brown-Forman - Early Times Canadian Mist and Collingwood Brands

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Brown-Forman Corp.'s Early Times, Canadian Mist, and Collingwood Brands provide the alcoholic beverage.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gaja Capital

Mumbai, India

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gaja Capital Partners is an independent private equity firm focused on mid-market investment opportunities in India. Gaja looks to act as a minority investor in buy-outs, turnarounds and pre-IPO situations, with a general strategy of using investment capital to fund growth. The firms invests in the range up to $1 billion per transaction. Gaja is a generalist firm that will consider investments across many sectors inclding education, financial Services, IT, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Gaja Capital Partners was formed in 2004 and is located in Mumbai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: India M&A 5 of 6
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-13 Kinara Capital

Bengaluru, India

Kinara Capital is a provider of loans to small enterprises (MSMEs). One of the fastest growing NBFCs engaged in providing loans to small enterprises (MSMEs) with presence in manufacturing, trading and retail services​. Kinara Capital was founded in 2011 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-14 Massive Restaurants

Gurgaon, India

Massive Restaurants is an innovative F&B products company serving premium experience with a portfolio of successful market leading brands like Masala Library, Farzi Cafe, Pa Pa Ya, Kode. Massive Restaurants was founded in 2012 and is based in Gurgaon, India.

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