Barry & Fitzwilliam seeking to gain control of Galvin’s Wholesale group

DRINK distribution company Barry & Fitzwilliam is hoping to gain control of fellow Cork-based group Galvin’s Wholesale – which went into examinership in September – by the end of this week.

Weekend reports suggested that Barry & Fitzwilliam – which is headed by Michael Barry and generated sales of €83 million last year – was eyeing up all or part of Galvin’s and had appointed Deloitte to carry out due diligence on the business.

When contacted by the Irish Examiner yesterday, Mr Barry would only confirm that the group had appointed Deloitte to carry out the due diligence.