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Wine-Searcher has been acquired by Flaviar Inc

The owner of Wine-Searcher has sold the company to Flaviar Inc.

Founded in 1999, Wine-Searcher is the world’s largest database of product, price and availability information across the global beverage alcohol market. The business, which now has offices in Auckland (New Zealand) and London (UK), has built a reputation for transparency and independence, providing value to consumers and the trade through unparalleled product information, high-quality content, and proprietary market data and research.

Flaviar Inc., founded in 2012, has a unique position in the fast-growing online alcohol market, providing value to consumers, retailers and brands through its complementary business divisions.

Oaklins Cavendish, based in the UK, advised Wine-Searcher on its sale to Flaviar Inc.

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“Thank you very much to the Oaklins Cavendish team for all your help and advice on this transaction. We are not sure how we would have got to the end without you and you had an ability to find a mid-ground where both sides were happy – this certainly takes some skill. Thank you for all of your hard work and we would not hesitate in recommending you and your services to anyone else.”

Martin Brown

Founder, Wine-Searcher

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Henry Wells

Partner
London, United Kingdom
Oaklins Cavendish

Mark Stoddart

Director
London, United Kingdom
Oaklins Cavendish

Ellen Hudson

Senior Associate
London, United Kingdom
Oaklins Cavendish

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