Acquisition closed
Suntory acquires Jim Beam and Maker's Mark
Suntory bought Beam Inc. for $83.50 a share in cash, creating Beam Suntory and making the Japanese family-controlled group one of the largest spirits companies in the world.
Suntory: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Suntory is a privately held company headquartered in Osaka, Japan that owns 8 consumer brands, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]
Suntory was founded in Osaka in 1899 and pioneered Japanese whisky at the Yamazaki distillery from 1923. The holding company is unlisted and controlled by the Kotobuki foundation associated with the founding Torii family; its 2014 purchase of Beam made it one of the largest spirits groups in the world.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Suntory Holdings Limited
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan
- Founded
- 1899
- Wikidata
- Q1069696
- Website
- www.suntory.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Suntory in numbers
- Suntory owns 8 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 8 brands.[1]
- 1 recorded acquisitions; disclosed US-dollar deal values total $16 billion.
- 5 of its brands originated outside Japan.
Everything Suntory owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Acquisitions by Suntory
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Suntory own?
Suntory owns 8 consumer brands tracked here, including Yamazaki, Lucozade, Ribena, Orangina, Jim Beam and Hibiki.
Is Suntory a Japanese company?
Yes. Suntory is headquartered in Osaka, Japan and was founded in 1899.
Who owns Suntory?
Suntory is privately held. Suntory was founded in Osaka in 1899 and pioneered Japanese whisky at the Yamazaki distillery from 1923.
What was Suntory's most recent acquisition?
The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Jim Beam and Maker's Mark on 30 April 2014.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Suntory Holdings — our brands — Suntory Holdings Limited, Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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