After earlier securing the go-ahead from the European Union, on condition the combined group sells its Dewar's and Ainslie scotch brands, this week the group won approval from the US authorities, though it too demanded concessions - the sale of Dewar's and of Bombaygin.
It was more an excuse for Soho House hotties of both sexes to hang out with a quasi-celebrity while sipping free product-placement Bombay Sapphire gin.