SAB Miller

Asahi Bid for SAB Assets Said About $834 Million Above Runner-Up

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is paying a hefty premium for the business that owns Czech lager Pilsner Urquell, extending a pricey dealmaking spree by Japanese...

AB InBev to Sell Stake in Distell to South African Fund PIC

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV agreed to sell SABMiller Plc’s stake in South African drinks maker Distell Group Ltd. to Africa’s largest pension admin...

Asahi's Punchy Premium Is A Drop In AB Inbev's Debt Ocean: Gadfly

The glass for Anheuser-Busch InBev NV was more than half full in April, when it revealed plans to sell SABMiller Plc's beer brands in central and Eastern E...

Altria Increases Buyback After $5.3 Billion Megabrew Payday

Altria Group Inc. is expanding its stock-buyback plan after the cigarette maker received $5.3 billion in pretax cash from this week’s completion of a...

Heineken Looks To Premium Brands To Take On SAB In South Africa

Heineken NV’s recent introduction of Sol Mexican lager to South Africa forms part of a plan to boost its market share in a country dominated by soon-...

InBev's $9 Billion SAB Currency Hit Was Money Well Spent: Gadfly

AB InBev is $9 billion down, so far, on a currency hedge the brewer arranged for its 79 billion-pound ($105 billion) takeover of rival SABMiller. But it wo...

Megabrew A Boon For Bankers, Lawyers With $2 Billion In Expenses

Banks, law firms, accountants, public relations companies and the tax man are lining up for about $2 billion in fees and expenses from Anheuser-Busch InBev...