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Edelman is handling New Belgium Brewing’s acquisition by Japan’s Kirin Holding Co. Ltd.
Based in Fort Collins, CO, NBB markets Fat Tire Amber Ale, Voodoo Ranger, Mural Agua Fresca Cerveza and La Folie Sour Brown Ale,
The Brewers Assn. ranks NBB as the nation’s No. 4 craft brewer, trailing Yuengling, Boston Beer and Sierra Nevada.
NBB co-founder Kim Jordan admits that losing the employee-owned status may be viewed as a drawback, but the deal will result in a nearly $190M windfall to current and former staffers enrolled in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
“We will have helped a significant number of people realize the upside of having equity in something, being part of the American dream,” noted Jordan.
NBB will become part of Kirin’s Lion Little World Beverages, collection of craft beers.
Edelman’s Lauren Scott and Allison McLarty represent Lion.
Prosek Partners handles New York’s Tilray Brands, craft beer & cannabis operation, as it acquires BrewDog, a leading British independent beer producer in the UK, for $45M.
Brunswick Group handles Zurich Insurance as it agrees to buy UK-based Beazley specialty insurer in a deal valued at $11B.
FGS Global represents Brink’s as it agrees to acquire NCR Atleos, which relies on Collected Strategies, in a $6.6B cash & stock deal to create a leading fintech infrastructure company. (Updated)
A January article in O’Dwyer’s proposes that in 2026, the strongest financial brands will not simply tell compelling stories—they will “signal readiness.”
C Street Advisory Group is working the Chapter 11 filing of Axip Energy Services as it unloads its nearly all of its assets to deal with a heavy debt load.
