{"id":44042,"date":"2023-10-30T23:19:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T23:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hg-businessconsulting.com\/?p=44042"},"modified":"2023-10-30T23:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T23:19:03","slug":"penfolds-maker-buys-californian-luxury-winemaker-for-1-6-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hg-businessconsulting.com\/world-news\/penfolds-maker-buys-californian-luxury-winemaker-for-1-6-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Penfolds maker buys Californian luxury winemaker for $1.6 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates is upping its bets on the global growth potential of the luxury wine market, agreeing to fork out up to $1.6 billion to buy high-end Californian winemaker Daou Vineyards.<\/p>\n
The ASX-listed drinks business revealed to investors on Tuesday morning that it had entered a deal to buy Daou, a business founded in 2007 by brothers Georges and Daniel Daou, in a deal worth $US900 million ($1.4 billion), plus a possible additional payment of $US100 million if certain growth thresholds are met, bringing the total price tag to $US1 billion ($1.57 billion).<\/p>\n
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Treasury Wine Estates chief executive Tim Ford said the group continued to see long-term growth opportunities in the luxury wine segment. <\/span>Credit: <\/span>Eamon Gallagher<\/cite><\/p>\n The deal will be funded through a combination of an $825 million equity raising, a $157 million placement of shares to the owners of Daou, and taking on $311 million of debt, the Melbourne-based company said in a statement to the Australian sharemarket on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n Daou is based in Paso Robles, California, and was founded by the Daous, which the Californian winemaker describes on its website as \u201cbrothers, best friends, and visionaries\u201d.<\/p>\n The group makes wines across five product tiers ranging from $US20 and $US500 a bottle, and owns a tasting room venue, four luxury vineyards and four wineries.<\/p>\n Treasury chief executive Tim Ford said the purchase would help the Australian company build on its focus on the luxury wine market, which presents opportunities globally.<\/p>\n \u201cWe continue to see strong long-term growth trends for luxury wine in [Treasury\u2019s] key global markets, with a significant value creation opportunity leveraging and building on the strengths today of TWE, Penfolds, Treasury Americas and DAOU to create a multi-brand global luxury wine business of scale,\u201d he said in the company\u2019s statement to the ASX.<\/p>\n More to come<\/strong><\/p>\n The Business Briefing newsletter delivers major stories, exclusive coverage and expert opinion. <\/i><\/b>Sign up to get it every weekday morning<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nMost Viewed in Business<\/h2>\n