-- ブラウン・フォーマン(BF.A)とペルノ・リカールは、双方合意できる条件に至らなかったため、事業統合の可能性に関する協議を打ち切った。 ブラウン・フォーマンは火曜日の声明で、「戦略的および事業運営上の優先事項に注力することで、すべてのステークホルダーにとって長期的な価値を創造していく」と述べた。「これには、事業展開地域を拡大することで将来の成長を促進すること、消費者の共感を呼ぶブランドを構築し続けること、そして事業運営の効率性を向上させることが含まれる」としている。 3月下旬、両社は協議中であることを認め、「合意に至る保証はない」と述べていた。 ブラウン・フォーマンの株価は時間外取引で2.9%下落した。
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