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Uncorked: Accolade Wines locked in negotiations with Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard, the world’s second-largest wine and spirits producer with a storied history dating back 200-plus years, is back at the negotiating table.
Street Talk understands Accolade Wines, Australia’s second-largest wine group, is seeking to agree terms with the Paris-listed winemaker to pick up its Australian assets, which could fetch a price tag of about $500 million.
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au
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