Bowmans is honoured for advising SABMiller on its acquisition by AB InBev: Dealmaking history was made last week when the third largest M&A deal in the world and the largest by far in South African corporate history closed on Monday (10 October 2016). Valued at approximately USD 108 billion, AB InBev’s acquisition of SABMiller has created the largest brewer in the world. … [Read more...] about Bowmans is honoured for advising SABMiller on its acquisition by AB InBev
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AB InBev will speed up Distell share sale to secure SABMiller
AB InBev will speed up Distell share sale to secure SABMiller: Anheuser-Busch InBev agreed to sell SABMiller's stake in South African drinks maker Distell Group Ltd. over a shorter time period than the three years recommended by the country's antitrust authority, an attempt to smooth the path toward regulatory approval for the brewing industry's biggest-ever deal. … [Read more...] about AB InBev will speed up Distell share sale to secure SABMiller
SA News: M&A Africa: South Africa Conditionally Approves AB InBev Take Over Of SABMiller
M&A Africa: South Africa Conditionally Approves AB InBev Take Over Of SABMiller: South Africa’s Competition Commission has conditionally approved a take over bid by AB InBEv of fellow brewer SABMiller, bringing the $ 100 billion deal that will create the largest business company closer to conclusion. InBev agreed to sell SABMiller ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: M&A Africa: South Africa Conditionally Approves AB InBev Take Over Of SABMiller
PIC discusses concerns with AB InBev
SABMiller’s fourth-largest shareholder, the Public Investment Corporation, met with Anheuser-Busch InBev Chief Executive Officer Carlos Brito in South Africa last week to discuss concerns that a merger of the world’s two biggest brewers would affect employment in Africa’s most industrialised economy. The money-manager, owned by the South African government, … [Read more...] about PIC discusses concerns with AB InBev
Unions move to block beer merger between SABMiller and InBev
Johannesburg – The UK’s Daily Mail writes that unions in South Africa have called on competition regulators to block the £68billion takeover of SABMiller by Anheuser-Busch InBev. London-listed SAB is Africa’s biggest brewer with a heritage dating back 120 years, but workers’ groups in SA fear the deal will trigger job cuts. InBev has a […] The post Unions move to … [Read more...] about Unions move to block beer merger between SABMiller and InBev
