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How the Seagram Family Lost a Spirits Empire
The Bronfman family turned a small Canadian distillery into Seagram, once the world's largest liquor company. But a single ill-fated bet on entertainment — the 1995 acquisition of MCA — unraveled decades of careful family stewardship. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the rise of Samuel Bronfman, the cautious expansion under Edgar Bronfman Jr., and the 2000 sale to Vivendi that ended the family's control. They explore how family dynamics, Hollywood ambition, and a shifting regulatory landscape collided. Why did Edgar Jr. pivot from booze to movies? How did the deal structure…
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