On that count, CHAMP Private Equity - owned Accolade Wines, which was headed for a $ 1 billion - plus float but then decided against it as the UK market soured, is increasingly regarded as an unlikely candidate for being stitched together with
the commercial wine business of Treasury.
Mr Clarke also revealed at the strategic briefing that Treasury was still considering a potential de-merger of its lower - priced
commercial wine business among a range of future options, which also includes more acquisitions of higher - end wine companies as it heads towards its goal of having profit margins above 30 per cent across the entire business.
Treasury Wine Estates CEO Mike Clarke says there's no need for a demerger of the cheaper
commercial wines business.
Not exact matches
Today, factoring has become significant in the financing of many other
businesses that depend on fast billing turnaround, such as hardware stores, pharmacies, florists,
wine and liquor distributors, parking garages (for
commercial accounts), garden supply shops, pest controllers, and temp agencies.
Today, approximately 70 percent of
Wine Cellar Innovations»
business is with homeowners and 30 percent is with
commercial clients.
Today, O'Neill Vintners has grown to become the 7th largest winery in California and has earned a reputation as one of the premier
commercial wine producers in the
business.
Smart investment bankers are beavering away on potential structures to mesh Treasury and Accolade together and come away with a lower - end high - volume
commercial wine giant, and a separate high - end core Treasury
business with the jewels of Penfolds and Wolf Blass still intact.
While it still operates a substantial cask
wine business and many of its brands are in the «
commercial»
wine segment, it has also moved further upmarket with acquisitions such as the Grant Burge
Wines purchase in late 2014.
Mr Clarke said it appeared the private equity owners had done a very good job of stripping out costs, which had diminished the appeal of that
business to Treasury, along with the fact that Accolade's operations competed mainly in the lower - priced,
commercial wines segment.
The acquisition also gave Treasury options for the future, including a potential split of the entire Treasury
business into two parts, with the Blossom Hill brand adding critical mass and bigger scale to the lower - end
commercial wine operations, he said.
Mr Clarke emphasised that Treasury was now a much more sustainable and consistent
business, in marked contrast to the severe fluctuations of several years ago when the company stumbled in the United States and had to destroy large quantities of bottled
commercial wine overflowing in warehouses.
Accolade
Wines, which makes Hardys, Leasingham, Banrock Station and Grant Burge
Wines, earlier this week pulled the plug on a planned $ 1 billion - plus float of the
business because of the big shifts in the UK market, and also after overtures from potential Chinese buyers or
commercial partners of Accolade, which is 80 per cent owned by CHAMP Private Equity.
Treasury, which also owns Rosemount, Lindemans, Wynns and Wolf Blass, revealed earlier on Wednesday that the impairments comprised write downs of historical prices paid for
wine businesses before Treasury was de-merged from Foster's in 2011 plus a string of winery assets and infrastructure at the lower - priced
commercial end of the market which have shrunk in value.
While it still operates a substantial cask
wine business and many of its brands are in the «
commercial»
wine segment, it has moved further upmarket with acquisitions such as the Grant Burge
Wines purchase in late 2014.
Accolade
Wines, the world's leading provider of New World premium, commercial and value wines, is celebrating following its recognition as International Wine Business of the Year at the prestigious Meininger Awards for «Excellence in Wine and Spi
Wines, the world's leading provider of New World premium,
commercial and value
wines, is celebrating following its recognition as International Wine Business of the Year at the prestigious Meininger Awards for «Excellence in Wine and Spi
wines, is celebrating following its recognition as International
Wine Business of the Year at the prestigious Meininger Awards for «Excellence in
Wine and Spiri...
Speakers at the event include: Andrew Catchpole, Editor, Harpers
Wine & Spirit Magazine and The Drinks Wholesaler; Barry Dick, The
Wine Superhero; David Richardson, Regulatory &
Commercial Affairs Director, The
Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA); Richard Siddle, Award - Winning
Business Editor; Denys Hornabrook, Co-Founder and Managing Director Vin - Exchange Group Limited amongst many other prominent industry authorities.
Santiago, Chile — Global
wine business, Accolade
Wines, has become the first company to have a footprint in all major New World wine regions, with the acquisition of Chilean, Viña Anakena, cementing its position as the leading New World supplier of premium, commercial and value w
Wines, has become the first company to have a footprint in all major New World
wine regions, with the acquisition of Chilean, Viña Anakena, cementing its position as the leading New World supplier of premium,
commercial and value
wineswines.
Victoria joined Treasury
Wine Estates (Foster's) in 2005 and has held multiple senior roles within the
business, demonstrating strong
commercial acumen and leadership in both the US and Australia.
Andre Breedt (Director of Nielsen Book Research), Lindsey Mooney (Kobo's Content Lead for the UK), Steve Potter (
commercial manager of Wordery) and Jonathan Griffin (
business development at PLS) were the key speakers at the event besides the networking part with juices and
wine.