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Top Shelf priced at $2.21 per share

Bridget Carter
Top Shelf CEO Drew Fairchild and chairman Adem Karafili. Picture: Stuart McEvoy
Top Shelf CEO Drew Fairchild and chairman Adem Karafili. Picture: Stuart McEvoy

Australian-based whiskey and vodka producer Top Shelf has priced its initial public offering at $2.21 per share.

The group will raise $50m, comprising a $35m primary raise and a $15m secondary sell down by shareholders.

Top Shelf will have a $109.9m market capitalisation and including debt, it will be worth $90.5m.

The price represents 4.5 times its forecasted revenue for the 2021 financial year on an enterprise value basis.

The company’s owners include Drew Fairchild and Adem Karafili.

Working on the transaction is Ord Minnett and Wilsons.

The company will lodge its prospectus on November 12. Shares will start trading on a normal basis on December 10.

Top Shelf is a Melbourne-based producer and marketer of high-quality Australian spirit-based beverage brands.

Bridget Carter
Bridget CarterDataRoom Editor

Bridget Carter has worked as a writer and editor for The Australian’s DataRoom column since it was launched in 2013, focusing on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment banking. She has been a journalist for more than 18 years, covering a broad range of events and topics, including high profile court cases and crimes, natural disasters, social issues and company news.

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