Sazerac Launches €53.3 Million Offer for German Drinks Maker Berentzen
Sazerac has offered €5.55 per Berentzen share (about €53.3 million) in a voluntary cash takeover, with both Berentzen’s executive and supervisory boards backing the deal and a minimum 50%+1 share acceptance required for closing slated for Q4 2026. The move comes as Berentzen struggles with shrinking demand and profits, prompting Sazerac to frame a Europe-wide growth platform using Berentzen’s bottling and distribution capabilities, including a planned delisting if the deal goes through.
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About Friedrich Berentzen
Friedrich Josef Maria Berentzen was a German businessman known for the liquor manufacturer Berentzen, who was until 2005 family business. He is the inventor of apple flavor grain liquors and brought the Apfelkorn in 1976 as an independent product on the market.
Everything about Friedrich Berentzen →- Occupation
- politician, entrepreneur
- Position held
- mayor
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- September 11, 1928
- Died
- February 20, 2009