# Ronin Equity Partners forms Lotus Beverage Alliance via merger of six companies

Ronin Equity Partners has formed Lotus Beverage Alliance through the simultaneous merger of six companies, including G.W. Kent Inc., Alpha Brewing Operations, Twin Monkeys, Stout Tanks and Kettles, Brewmation, and Automated Extractions. The combined entity has a value of $100 million.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-04-24
- Where: United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: brewing equipment, wine making equipment, canning systems, tanks, sanitation equipment
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Lotus Beverage Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/69901.md)
- [Ronin Equity Partners](https://endata.com/companies/57936.md) (acquirer)
- [G.W. Kent Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/69895.md) (target)
- [Alpha Brewing Operations](https://endata.com/companies/69896.md) (target)
- [Twin Monkeys](https://endata.com/companies/69897.md) (target)
- [Stout Tanks and Kettles](https://endata.com/companies/69898.md) (target)
- [Brewmation](https://endata.com/companies/69899.md) (target)
- [Automated Extractions](https://endata.com/companies/69900.md) (target)

## Sources

- [dbusiness.com](https://www.dbusiness.com/hustle-and-muscle-articles/g-w-kent-in-ypsilanti-part-of-new-100m-beverage-group/), 2023-04-24: "As the industry’s only one-stop shop, Lotus has everything that craft beverage creators need to produce."

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