What have been the Campari Groups main acquisitions in the last few years?
Since 1995, the Campari group has been engaged in an intense acquisition program at the international level. Key operations in this period include the acquisition from BolsWessanen of its Italian activities in 1995 (Crodino, Cynar, Lemonsoda and Oransoda), the acquisition of Ouzo 12 and subsequently Cinzano from Diageo in 1999, the acquisition from Diageo of a portfolio of leading spirits and wines brands in the Brazilian and Uruguayan markets (Dreher, Old Eight, Drury’s, Liebfraumilch and Gregson’s) in January 2001, and in December 2001 the acquisition of SKYY Spirits, LLC, owner of SKYY Vodka, one of the leading brands of the US vodka market. Moreover in January 2002, the Group finalised the acquisition of Sella & Mosca S.p.A., a major player in the Italian premium wine market, and Zedda Piras, the leading Sardinian spirits producer and a rapidly growing company within the Italian liqueur segment. In 2003 the acquisitions of Riccadonna and Barbero 1891 were completed.
