Wednesday, October 7, 2015

### SabMiller: war brewing, new ‘no’ maxi-offer Inbev -Focus – Il Sole 24 Ore

10/07/2015 19:35

 But first partner for press interviews. Fitch too much debt.
 (Il Sole 24 Ore Thomson Financial) – Milan, Oct. 7 – New Chapter
 the war between the two top-weights of beer. The number
 two global industry, SabMiller also rejected
 third offer presented by the number one, Ab Inbev, and that ‘
 came to 68 billion pounds, almost 93 billion
 euro. The Belgian group – started with 38 pounds, then
 raise to 40 – has proposed 42.15 pounds per share,
 a premium of 44% over the closing price of
 SabMiller September 14, before the spreading of rumors
 Public Offering. SabMiller and ‘but’ remained firm on its
 positions: according to the board of directors also offer this “underestimates
 substantially “the group, considering” its presence
 unparalleled “in international markets and its prospects
 Development. In the vote, however, the board is not ‘state
 quite compact. The main shareholder of SabMiller,
 Altria (Marlboro cigarettes), which controls 27% of the
 capital, and ‘said contrary to the new rejection and indeed
 He urged the council to “engage immediately and
 constructively with Ab InBev to agree on terms
 an offer friendly “. about the transaction, and ‘also
 expressed a negative rating agency Fitch that has
 put on credit watch negative both companies’ for
 the high leverage that would result from the merger. The agency
 It estimated that the consolidated debt would be between 120 and 160
 billion. Rages, meanwhile, the duel also
 verbal between the two giants. SabMiller ‘and’ the jewel of the
 crown of the brewing world. AB InBev has
 need SabMiller but made proposals and opportunistic
 full of conditions, “said the president of
 SabMiller, Jan du Plessis, in motivating the new rejection
 Belgian offer. Certainly the merger would lead big
 benefits Ab Inbev, opening the doors of Africa and Asia.
“The aggregation lead to a truly global group ..
view the complementarity ‘attendance and geographical
 brand portfolio “, said for his part the
 Belgian group. In fact the new colossus, which would have a
 capitalization ‘monster’ of over 250 billion euro,
 It would operate in all the major beer markets, including
 the major emerging countries with strong growth prospects.
Ab Inbev, born in 2008 from the merger between the giant Belgian
 InBev and American Anheuser-Busch, and ‘the most
 producer for market share and has more than 200 brands
 beer, including Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois.
SabMiller, founded in South Africa in 1895, after the aggressive
 shopping in recent years in Europe, Asia and Africa ‘
 came to conquer brands such as Peroni, Nastro Azzurro,
 Grolsch and Pilsner Urquell and is’ very strong in markets
 emerging. In China, with a local partner, sells
 Snow Beer, the most ‘sold worldwide. If it were
 realized, the merger would be the third major operation
 financial history, after the one between Vodafone and
 Mannesmann in 1999 and Verizon Communications and Verizon
 Wireless in 2013. At the Brussels Stock Exchange Ab Inv closed
 rising by 0.60% to EUR 98.65, in a market in the light
 decline. SabMiller in London closed in advance of 0.30% to
 3,633 pence.
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