before taking over as CEO of the brewery last February, will lead the merged entity. “This combination is the right fit as both Boston Beer and Dogfish Head have a passion for brewing and innovation, we share the same values and we will learn a lot from each other as we continue to invest in the high-end beer category,” Koch said, via the press release.Īccording to the release, Dogfish Head is on pace to sell 300,000 barrels of beer in 2019, with net sales of about $120 million.īoston Beer chief executive Dave Burwick, who previously served as the CEO of Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. In a press release, the two companies said the merger would “create a powerful Amercian-owned platform for craft beer and beyond.” “We talked about how challenging the industry is getting, the indie craft definition, brands that consumers think are indie craft, active lifestyle beers, and we discovered how beautifully complementary and not competitive our portfolios were,” he said. Speaking to Brewbound, Sam Calagione said the deal came together over pints this past February, during Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Fest in Boston. Both companies will retain their status as BA-defined independent craft breweries. The merger brings together the Brewers Association’s second-largest craft beer maker, Boston Beer, with the 13th largest craft brewery, Dogfish Head.
The merger comes nearly four years after Dogfish Head sold a 15 percent stake to LNK Partners, a New York-based private equity firm.Īs a result of the merger, LNK will exit its investment in the Delaware-based craft brewery.Īccording to a press release, Boston Beer expects to fund the cash component of the transaction through a combination of cash on hand and its available credit line. Meanwhile, existing Dogfish Head shareholders will receive $173 million in cash, and Sam Calagione will obtain a seat on Boston Beer’s board of directors starting in 2020. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.Īs part of the transaction, Dogfish Head co-founders Sam and Mariah Calagione will receive about 406,000 shares of Boston Beer stock (NYSE: SAM), valued at $314.60 per share, making them the largest non-institutional shareholders in the company, behind Boston Beer founder Jim Koch. Today, the two companies announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement valued at about $300 million.
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