Brewdog valued at 1bn

[Robin54]

So Brew Dog sell 22 pc to a private equity company and the original investors can redeem unto 15pc of their original investment.Interesting.

 

[MyQul]

Brewdog making the news again

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...wdog-sells-22-of-firm-to-private-equity-house

 

[Robin54]

Brewdog making the news again

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...wdog-sells-22-of-firm-to-private-equity-house

See my previous post

 

[Leon103]

Should have bought shares over the years.

 

[MyQul]

See my previous post

Ah, Yes. I'll merge my thread with yours

 

[DoctorMick]

£7m profit makes the husisnrss work £1bn? It's a funny world! Good for those who invested in the early rounds, the shares have always been over valued but this could mean investors get a good return regardless.

 

[IainM]

Equity for punks has drawn some pretty hefty scepticism since it started, so there are probably some pretty smug BrewDog fans out there right now. Shame I'm not one of them.

 

[Sadfield]

Coinicidently, bought a bottle of Brewdog beer this afternoon (Dead Pony), first in well over a year or more, just out of curiosity. Congrats to those that invested in this and to the founders for growing a business, but it is clear that beer isn't the priority.

MARTIN AND I (JAMES) WERE BORED OF THE INDUSTRIALLY BREWED LAGERS AND STUFFY ALES THAT DOMINATED THE UK BEER MARKET.

2007

Stuffy, industrially brewed sums up what I tasted tonight. So much more exciting beer out their.

 

[dad_of_jon]

Coinicidently, bought a bottle of Brewdog beer this afternoon (Dead Pony), first in well over a year or more, just out of curiosity. Congrats to those that invested in this and to the founders for growing a business, but it is clear that beer isn't the priority.

2007

Stuffy, industrially brewed sums up what I tasted tonight. So much more exciting beer out their.

they still do amazing beers, but that one is standard supermarket fayre.

you've got to sell a lot of Vm polo's & golf's to be able to indulge in making a bugatti veyron.

i.e. if it keeps the business ticking over so they can do the better stuff, fair enough :grin: I'll leave dpc to those just converted from fos**rs :-)

mind you £6+ for a 1/3 of a pint of 11.9% from founders (in brum on friday) was a bit too optimistic.

 

[monkeyboy79]

Maybe its my tastebuds changing, but the punk ipa and dead pony, don't seem to pack the same hopppy punch that they used to, are they cutting costs as they move into the likes of co-op & tesco?

 

[Clint]

They won't pack the punch now they're part owned by a private equity firm.....quality will drop due to some clever arse sourcing cheaper ingredients and cutting the process...to squeeze more profit out of it...and if they don't. ..they will streamline....cut jobs, use a cheaper under skilled work force ,sell it or shut it.
That dogs gonna run away...

 

[Leon103]

I doubt the investment company will have much say in it. They have just jumped on board knowing they will make loads of the back of the US expansion.

 

[Clint]

Investment companies always have a say...they are only interested in profit for their share holders...they will do exactly as I said.

 

[MyQul]

They won't pack the punch now they're part owned by a private equity firm.....quality will drop due to some clever arse sourcing cheaper ingredients and cutting the process...to squeeze more profit out of it...and if they don't. ..they will streamline....cut jobs, use a cheaper under skilled work force ,sell it or shut it.
That dogs gonna run away...

I dont know anything about private equity firms and how they work (or much about money for that matter as I havent got any :grin:) but if it's there are private share holders expecting a year on year increasing profit from shares like most companies on the stock market I cant see how what you say above wont happen because the profits have to come from somewhere and I dont think share holders are much interested in being edgy punk hipsters - just show me the money!

 

[Clint]

Myqul..you have it in a nutshell.

 

[Robin54]

I dont know anything about private equity firms and how they work (or much about money for that matter as I havent got any :grin:) but if it's there are private share holders expecting a year on year increasing profit from shares like most companies on the stock market I cant see how what you say above wont happen because the profits have to come from somewhere and I dont think share holders are much interested in being edgy punk hipsters - just show me the money!

Have been involved in a private equity company and the investors don't want 3% return but about 15% for the risk

 

[MyQul]

Myqul..you have it in a nutshell.

Aha! I am a financial genius. I'm off to start a mega corp. Hmm. I think I might call it Enron :hmm:

 

[MyQul]

Have been involved in a private equity company and the investors don't want 3% return but about 15% for the risk

In that case Brewdog's pooch is screwed. All those tons of hops cost money. I think their edgy punk brewing is going to go all 80' new romantic :lol:

 

[Clint]

The best bit I think is they have no product exclusivety. ...having published all their recipes. ..

 

[Clint]

Here's my take on it...
They need the equity investment to expand into the states not having earned enough through the punk equity scheme.
They expand,share price increase,stock market float,gets bought out by inbev or one of the other monster firms,rolled in with the other mass market rubbish as a lower quality product ..
If you're a fan download the DIY dog while it's still there...