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Six Premier Craft Beverage Equipment Suppliers Merge in $100 Million Deal to Launch First-Ever One-Stop-Shop for All Craft Beverage Needs

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Lotus Beverage Alliance, a collective of experienced craft beverage equipment manufacturing companies, today announced that it has officially launched as a company.

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  • Lotus Beverage Alliance, a collective of experienced craft beverage equipment manufacturing companies, today announced that it has officially launched as a company.
  • Six leading American craft beverage equipment suppliers have merged in a $100 million deal to create Lotus Beverage Alliance.
  • The six merged companies, Alpha Brewing Operations, GW Kent, Twin Monkeys, Stout Tanks and Kettles, Brewmation, and Automated Extractions, are leaders in craft beverage equipment manufacturing and offer essential infrastructure and technology for diversifying the craft beverage industry.
  • “Lotus has everything craft beverage creators need to produce the amazing artisanal products they love, for people who love them,” said John Ansbro, CEO of Lotus Beverage Alliance.

Through the Simultaneous Merger of Six Companies, Ronin Helps Create the Only End-to-End Provider of Craft Brewery & Beverage Equipment in North America

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Operationally-focused buyout group, Ronin Equity Partners, has created Lotus Beverage Alliance through the simultaneous merger of six companies.

Key Points: 
  • Operationally-focused buyout group, Ronin Equity Partners, has created Lotus Beverage Alliance through the simultaneous merger of six companies.
  • Lotus is a partnership of Alpha Brewing Operations, GW Kent, Twin Monkeys, Stout Tanks and Kettles, Brewmation and Automated Extractions.
  • In another first, Lotus has introduced a proprietary financing program that offers customers affordable financing options for all the company’s product lines.
  • Ronin owns the majority of Lotus, and together, the six companies have a combined value of $100 million.