THE new owners of Tullamore Dew whiskey are set to invest substantially in boosting the brand’s international presence; with particular focus on growth in Ireland, Britain, France and the US.

The Scottish distilling firm, William Grant & Sons, have announced a number of new senior appointments at its recently opened global marketing office in Dublin.

Spirits business and independent family distillers, William Grant & Sons, has agreed to sell its three liqueur brands Carolans, Frangelico and Irish Mist to Gruppo Campari.

SCOTTISH distillery William Grant & Sons (WG&S) has opened aglobal marketing officein Dublin, with a campaign for Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey as the first item on the agenda.

SIGNIFICANT transactions featuring the likes of CRH, C&C, Greenstar and Icon helped boost Irish merger/ acquisition (M&A) activity in the second quarter of the year, with 20 more deals than during the first three months of the year.

Scottish distillers William Grant & Sons today completed its acquisition of C&C’s spirits and liqueurs business for €300m, with the deal including the brands Tullamore Dew, Carolans, Frangelico and Irish Mist.

William Grant & Sons Holdings has entered into a binding agreement for the purchase of C&C’s spirits and liqueur business for €300m, it was announced today.