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To: Carlos Johnson

From: US MD
Subject: Recommendation on potential M&A targets

[Insert greeting]

[You may find it useful to format your email using the following table – we have given an example for one of the
companies below]

Company Description Relevance to WorldWide Recommendation


Brewing

HappyHour Co. HappyHour Co. is the It has similar operations to Recommend


largest player in Singapore WorldWide Brewing across
and Malaysia, in the the same segments and is the
segments of beer, spirits leading player in Singapore
and non-alcoholic and Malaysia, suggesting the
beverages. Its operations potential for strategic benefits
include manufacturing and synergies. It has solid
facilities, distribution and financial results and an
direct sales and it has ownership structure that is
demonstrated strong owned by 3 families,
growth in EBITDA in FY2020 rendering a potential
which was up 20% pcp and acquisition relatively simple
amounted to US$300mm. and feasible. HappyHour Co.
would be appropriate to
share.
They are an Indonesian It has similar operations to Not Recommended
company, operating in World-wide Brewing across
Spirit beers, spirits and non-
alcoholic beverages in
the same segments and is the
leading player in Indonesia

Bay
Singapore, Malaysia, and and 2in Singapore and
China. They are the 1 player Malaysia. They are 60%
in Indonesia, and2 in owned by a Global Sponsor
Spirit Bay Singapore and Malaysia. and 40% employed owned
Operations are integrated and have been undergoing
too. Think their aggressive cost cutting
manufacturing facilities are measures to improve their
in Indonesia. Spirit Bay is earnings
reported US$400mm in
EBITDA, which is up 40%
from the previous period
Malaysian beer and spirits The company is owned by 30 Recommended
company operating in independent breweries. In
Hipsters’ ale Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, fact, the manufacturing
Korea and Cambodia. facilities is led by a consortium
Hipsters’ Ale also of independent
manufacture, distribute, microbreweries in each
and sell their products respective region.
directly. US$200mm EBITDA
in FY2020, up 15% on the
previous period
a Malaysian beer and Not Recommended
spirit’s company. They only Shareholders are mostly
Brew Co. operate manufacturing institutional. They are listed
facilities but are the #1 on the Bursa Malaysia, the
alcohol manufacturing stock exchange in Malaysia
player in Malaysia. They’ve
earnt US$800mm in EBITDA
for FY2020, which is 5%
down from last year
Bevy’s Direct, based in The owner is a wholefoods Recommended
Singapore. They operate in retailer owned by one family
beer, spirits and non-
Bevy’s Direct alcoholicbeverages across
Malaysia, China, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, Cambodia,
Australia and New Zealand,
but they only do wholesale
distribution, and they
recorded US$250mm in
FY2020 EBITDA, up 20%
from the year prior

Ashirwad Modi

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