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Carlton & United Breweries advised on boutique brewery joint venture

Australian brewing company Carlton & United Breweries has been advised on a joint venture to establish a boutique brewery in Victoria’s Yarra Valley.

user iconJerome Doraisamy 29 October 2019 SME Law
Carlton & United Breweries

Source: glassdoor.com/Photos/Carlton-and-United-Breweries-Office-Photos-E657307.htm

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Firm: Hall & Wilcox (Carlton & United Breweries).

Deal: CUB has been advised on a joint venture with Phil Sexton, one of the founders of Australia’s craft beer industry, to establish a boutique brewery in Victoria’s Yarra Valley, which would represent “an important expansion” for CUB’s existing Matilda Bay label.

Area: Corporate, real estate.

Value: N/A.

Key players: The Hall & Wilcox team was led by partner James Morvell, who was supported by special counsel Steve Aitchison, senior associate James Bull and lawyer Vanessa Murphy.

Deal significance: Mr Morvell said he was delighted to have advised on this deal for CUB.

“We are pleased our legal expertise in novel joint ventures and property development projects resulted in an excellent outcome for our client, as well as the successful formation of a joint venture with one of the pioneers of craft brewing, Phil Sexton,” he said.

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy

Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.

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