Lucas Bols celebrates IPO

Lucas Bols CEO Huub van Doorne celebrates the company’s listing by sounding the gong. He is accompanied by CFO Joost de Vries, Creative & Communications Director Sandie van Doorne en their Supervisory Board.

Lucas Bols is the world’s oldest distilled spirits brand and one of the oldest Dutch companies still active. Building on its 440 year old heritage dating back to 1575, the company has mastered the art of distilling, mixing and blending old recipes with new flavours for its portfolio of premium and super-premium brands. Lucas Bols’ owns a portfolio of more than 20 brands across a range of spirits products, including liqueurs, genever, gin and vodka used in cocktail bars around the world. Its products are sold in more than 110 countries.

Van Doorne: “This IPO is an important milestone in the 440 years of history of our company. We feel honoured to bring back together two of the oldest Dutch companies still active; the oldest stock exchange in the world and the world’s oldest distilled spirits brand. We are excited to enter this next phase together with our new shareholders, and we look forward to execute our international growth strategy and further strengthen our position as the world’s leading cocktail authority.”

For more information: www.lucasbols.com

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