Pernod Ricard SA (ENXTPA:RI) signed an agreement to acquire Speciality Drinks Limited from Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh on September 21, 2021. The Whisky Exchange will continue to operate with its current team and structure, with Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh managing the business as joint Managing Directors. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions.

The London and Paris offices worked on this file alongside Pernod Ricard with, in Paris, a team made up of Guillaume Kuperfils and Hadrien Schlumberger, Richard Sheard for M&A aspects as well as Jean-Maxime Blutel for competition law aspects. Robert Baxter and Mike McDonald of KPMG Corporate Finance LLC acted as financial advisor to Speciality Drinks Limited.