French Government Watches Pernod, Brown-Forman Talks ‘Closely’

The French government is “closely monitoring” talks between Pernod Ricard SA and Brown-Forman Corp. about a potential combination, the country’s finance ministry said.

By Samy Adghirni, Jennifer Creery · Bloomberg

The French government is “closely monitoring” talks between Pernod Ricard SA and Brown-Forman Corp. about a potential combination, the country’s finance ministry said.