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Business Partners and Advisors for Fine Beverage Makers and Purveyors

 

OUR MISSION & PURPOSE

 

Azur Associates was founded with the vision to bring comprehensive advisory services to all the types of brands and companies we love building. We are a team with deep operational experience across the finest beverage companies in the world. 

We exist with a single purpose: to be your most trusted advisor in the fine beverage industry and beyond. 

Whether you are considering getting into the fine beverage space, thinking about how to pivot or grow your existing business, or looking to create a mindful succession plan. We are here to help!

 
 

 

WHAT WE DO

 
  • Strategic and long-range planning

  • Operational and financial modeling

  • Market and business intelligence

  • Fractional CFO services

  • Pre- or post-acquisition assessment and due diligence

  • Buy- and sell-side advisory

  • Wholesale and DTC optimization

  • Market, channel and account-based analysis

  • Portfolio and pricing strategy development

 
 
 

 
 

NEWS & INSIGHTS

 
 
 
 

 

OUR TEAM

 

Pat DeLong

FOUNDER & managing partner

Ed LeMay

PRINCIPAL, go TO MARKET

Dale Stratton

managing director, strategic Insights & data

Danny Brager

managing director, Category & consumer insights

Emilie Eliason

managing director, Marketing & DTC

Matt Parish

managing director, winemaking & production

Dori Havner

ASSOCIATE, M&A, FINANCIAL PLANNING + ANALYSIS

Griffin Mitchell

ASSOCIATE, M&A + FINANCIAL ANALYSIS