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Lion Nathan is a company Australia New Zealand liquor, formed in 1923 (New Zealand Breweries), which became Lion Breweries in 1977, and Lion Nathan in 1988. It belongs to 46% at the Japanese company Kirin and 54% to shareholders in Australia and New Zealand. It has an emotional 3200 employees in Australia and New Zealand.

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Lion Nathan concluded a strategic alliance with U.S.
The Australian group Lion Nathan has signed an agreement with US Paterno Wines International, which will be responsible for marketing and distributing its premium wines in the United States. Among the brands included Lion Nathan Petaluma, Croser, Bridgewater Mill Knappstein, Stonier, St. Hallett and Tatachilla. Australian group's objective: to earn a U.S. market share of premium wines. Paterno Wines will market alone one third of wines over 14 dollars a bottle imported to the United States.
Specializing in the original beer, Lion Nathan was launched in 2001 with the establishment of a quality wine industry with the acquisition of Australian companies and Petaluma Banksia.

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The Australian subsidiary of Japanese giant Lion Nathan has ended negotiations to buy its local rival Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA).

Kirin Holdings has announced that its Australian subsidiary Lion Nathan had ended negotiations to buy its local rival Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) for 7.6 billion Australian dollars (3.9 billion euros).

Lion Nathan, which is the second largest brewer in Australia, "decided to withdraw from discussions initiated for a merger through the purchase of all shares" Coca-Cola Amatil, said the Japanese beverage , Kirin. Lion Nathan's offer was announced in November. But CCA, whose main shareholder is the American Coca-Cola Company (30% of capital), had described as "incomplete" and undervalued.

"Lion Nathan is surprised that Coca-Cola Company has halted talks, and that CCA does not significantly involved despite the attractiveness of our offer," Lion Nathan complained in a statement. "We made an offer very attractive, with a 30% premium to market conditions very difficult. It is disappointing that the shareholders of CCA have not had the opportunity to evaluate our offer and enjoy the benefits that a merger would have brought, "he said.

The acquisition of CSF would have made Kirin number one industry in the Pacific. The Japanese group has already taken control of the 2007 Australian food group National Foods and the following year, the Australian dairy producer Dairy Farmers.

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New Zealand: Pernod Ricard sells to Lindauer Lion Nathan 47 M €

In three days, the French spirits group Pernod Ricard announced the sale of several brands. Embarked on a program to sell approximately one billion euros, Pernod Ricard announced Oct. 18 the sale of several brands of Lindauer and New Zealand wines through its subsidiary, Pernod Ricard New Zealand. The new owner Lion Nathan New Zealand has contributed 47 million euros to Pernod Ricard. Three days before, the French group had given the Renault brand of cognac and some of its stocks to Altia, a Scandinavian group. The amount of the transaction is estimated at 10 million euros. These operations are part of the reorganization launched by Pernod Ricard, which intends to focus on its brands Chivas (whiskey) and Absolut (vodka) to make Global Icons

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Coca-Cola Australia rejected a merger offer with Lion Nathan

The soft drinks company Coca-Cola Amatil, which is licensed to manufacture Coca-Cola brands in Australia, rejected a purchase offer for 7,600 million Australian dollars (U.S. $ 4.788 million) of the company Lion Nathan. Coca-Cola Amatil said in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange received a takeover proposal incomplete and not binding alcoholic beverage Lion Nathan, on 7 November. The offer, backed by the largest shareholder in Lion Nathan, the Japanese company Kirin Holdings, is below the price paid recently by acquiring other beverage businesses, according to Coca-Cola Amatil.

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The Multinational as snowflake wineries in the world

The leading spirits of the world have begun to show interest in the wine market. Given the limited expansion of the sale of beer and liquor in the mature markets of the West, the wine offers these companies the possibility of growth as more consumers are turning to products from grapes. The recent interest in wine has increased the prices of the three major wine groups in Australia, while continuing rumors of possible acquisitions of these companies. Wine is the subject of a bitter dispute in New Zealand and California wineries are also being scrutinized.

The two global giants of spirit drinks sector, Diageo and Allied Domecq, travel the world with the intention to absorb wine companies, while the Australian Foster's Brewing Group Ltd. and Lion Nathan Ltd. have also been interested in acquiring vineyards and wineries.

[Repeat and a phenomenon not seen since the 70's, when large groups such as Seagram then took to the purchase of wine, before starting a process of disinvestment.]

Diageo, owner of Johnnie Walker whiskey and Smirnoff vodka, is studying possible acquisitions in Australia, California and Chile. Allied Domecq, meanwhile, has focused on Australia and New Zealand, while France's Pernod Ricard is to date the only European company that has been successful in Australia, thanks to Jacob's Creek brand.

However, the outlook for the wine industry are somewhat contradictory. Global consumption has remained stagnant, in general, while production continues in a long decline. In addition, production exceeded consumption by 20%, putting pressure prices downward.

The best prospects for production are in the New World, as the demand for Australian wines, Chilean, U.S. and South Africa is increasing. In terms of consumption, the two fastest growing areas are Britain and the United States leading importers of wine.

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The key to the big liquor companies is to produce wines of quality, branded, low cost. Hence the most attractive wineries are those of the New World, since both the U.S. market and in the UK the new wines have been well received.

Analysts at investment bank Morgan Stanley Dean Witter expect the world's wine consumption increased by 1% or a year, roughly in line with the global market for beer and spirits, but also predicted an increase of between 8% and 10% for quality wines, or at least double the sales of other alcoholic beverages quality.

Global wine production is dominated by three giants of the Old World, Italy, France and Spain but has been declining over the past 20 years, while increasing strongly in Australia and other New World countries.

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Diageo has taken a liking to wine, which has recently acquired the Sterling Vineyards winery in California to boost its production of Napa appellation wines, having acquired the Seagram empire last December. Paul Walsh, chairman of Diagco, is keen to continue expanding its business in California and Australia to take advantage of the good reception of Chilean wines and to reinforce its position as the first group of producers of high alcohol beverages in the world , and leading producer of beer with Guinness.

Allied Domecq, meanwhile, has focused its interest in the wine market in the U.S., with the marks of Atlas Peak, Callaway and William Hill Winery, but its attempt to acquire the leading New Zealand wine group, Montana Group Ltd. , is now being examined by the committee of the stock market of that country. Lion Nathan, a company which is disputed Allied Montana, has more than 60% of the company in New Zealand, compared with 10% of Allied, but the purchase of shares in Lion Nathan is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, not issue an opinion by mid-June. Allied said the purchase was illegal, occur during non-working period as New Zealand law. Lion Nathan's decision was considered by many as a defensive measure to stop the penetration in New Zealand of his great rival, Foster's, which has expanded strongly in the wine market in Australia and the United States.

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For its part, Pernod Ricard has taken hold in Australia through Jacob's Creek, a company that took over ten years.

It is believed that these three alcoholic drinks multinationals have been proposed acquisition of the three major Australian wineries, Southcorp Holdings Ltd., Foster's Brewing Group Ltd. and BRL Hardy Ltd., which has fired their contributions, at least temporarily. But the three Australian wineries have not been standing still.

Southcorp, the largest wine producer in Australia, which owns Penfolds and Lindemans brands, recently acquired Rosemount Estate, which was the largest private winery in Australia, and has decided to shed its water heater business to fully engage in wine production .

Foster's has doubled the size of its wine business after taking over last year, in a deal valued at 1,600 million dollars (300,000 million pesetas), the U.S. Beringer Wine Estates, and on May 28 announced the withdrawal of "Brewing" its name to highlight its interest in the wine market.

BRI, the smallest of the three, not far behind. Presented a bold bid for the Californian Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, whose market value far exceeds that of BRI, though ultimately American business owner, Jess Jackson, withdrew the offer.


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