Business
Hiram Walker Resources Ltd. said Thursday that it has withdrawn from an agreement to sell its liquor business to Allied-Lyons PLC of Britain for about $2 billion.
May 23, 1986
Allied-Lyons PLC, a major British food and beverage producer, will pay $2.6 billion (Canadian), or about $1.9 billion, for the subsidiary of Hiram Walker Resources.
April 2, 1986
British food and drink company Allied-Lyons PLC said Tuesday that it would expand its 51% ownership and take full control of one of the best-known names in distilling, Canada’s Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Ltd., in a cash and share deal worth $1.01 billion.
Nov. 25, 1987
Hiram Walker-Allied Vintners, a subsidiary of a giant British drinks company, has signed an option to buy the William Hill Wine Co. in the Napa Valley, it was announced Friday.
April 9, 1990
World & Nation
Hiram Walker Resources Ltd. said it has withdrawn from an agreement to sell its liquor business to Allied-Lyons PLC of Britain for about $2 billion.
The British firm is seeking to force Hiram Walker Resources to sell its liquor business to Allied-Lyons and asks for the equivalent of $720 million in punitive damages.
June 3, 1986
The two firms said they agreed to jointly operate Hiram Walker Resources Ltd.’
Sept. 8, 1986
Directors of Hiram Walker Resources recommended Thursday that the company’s stockholders accept a $3-billion acquisition offer from TransCanada PipeLines.
April 11, 1986
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Dec. 13, 2013
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July 11, 1992