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AB Inbev to buy SABMiller for $100 bn

SYDNEY: Australia’s anti-trust regulator on Thursday cleared beer giant Anheuser Busch Inbev SA’s planned $100-billion takeover of rival SABMiller Plc, saying the deal would not adversely affect the domestic market.



Sydney, May 5

Australia’s anti-trust regulator on Thursday cleared beer giant Anheuser Busch Inbev SA’s planned $100-billion takeover of rival SABMiller Plc, saying the deal would not adversely affect the domestic market.

“The ACCC considers that the proposed acquisition is unlikely to result in higher beer prices for consumers,” Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims said.

The deal would not hurt competition in Australia because AB Inbev sold its beers in Australia only via distributors, “has only a limited direct company presence in Australia and does not brew beer here,” the ACCC said.

The green light from Australia removes another potential anti-trust obstacle to the world’s No. 1 beer company’s deal to buy its nearest rival, one of the biggest corporate takeovers on record. AB Inbev has said it expects to complete the purchase by the end of 2016, but still has to secure anti-trust clearance in Europe, where both it and its target are headquartered. — Reuters

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