B.C. booze baron Anthony von Mandl is scooping up Surrey-based Central City Brewers & Distillers Ltd. out of creditor protection, bettering eight other potential buyers with a bid value that was not made public.
Von Mandl’s Mark Anthony Group Inc. is the official buyer, according to court documents that approved the sale Tuesday.
The transaction is set to close on Feb. 28.
“Anthony is picking it up, and he’s completely capable,” Central City’s longtime owner, Darryll Frost, told BIV. “I’m sure he’s going to turn it into something rather wonderful.”
Von Mandl’s Midas touch with alcohol ventures is legendary.
He first gained fame for creating, with staff, in 1996 what von Mandl called the world’s
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