Hillhouse buys whisky producer Loch Lomond Group
Hillhouse Capital has acquired Scotland-based whisky producer Loch Lomond Group with a view to helping the company expand its presence in Asia.
The size of the transaction was not disclosed, but it reportedly gives Loch Lomond Group an equity valuation of up to $400 million. The seller is UK-focused Exponent Private Equity, which bought the business...
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