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The company was formerly known as South African Breweries plc and changed its name to SABMiller plc in July 2002.
Coca-Cola Co. will pay $3.15 billion to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev NV out of an African bottling joint venture ... Coca-Cola also agreed to buy AB InBev's interest in bottling operations in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, El Salvador and Honduras for an undisclosed sum.
SABMiller ceased trading on global stock markets last week
leaving Coors Brewing Co. the last of the former "Big Three" beer companies to stand apart from the other two.
AB InBev said SAB's general counsel John Davidson, human resources director Johann Nel and managing director for Africa Mark Bowman, had agreed to stay for a transition period of at least six months to help with "integration, talent retention and stakeholder management."
{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)A figure of more than €5bn ($5.32) for SABMiller's eastern European brands had been floating around in recent weeks as a likely price tag.
A figure of more than €5bn ($5.32) for SABMiller's eastern European brands had been floating around in recent weeks as a likely price tag.
Becomes World's Third Largest Brewer by Enterprise Value and Strengthens Position in Highly Attractive U.S. Beer Market
ABI.BR on Brussels Stock Exchange
Recently, Coca-Cola also announced that it has agreed to buy AB InBev's stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa for $3.15 billion, a stake AB InBev got by virtue of acquiring SABMiller. While AB InBev has had to divest a lot of SABMiller's interests in the U.S., China, and Europe, this is consistent with the brewer's apparent strategy to go after growth in emerging markets, and in particular, Africa.
ABI.BR on Brussels Stock Exchange
Becomes World's Third Largest Brewer by Enterprise Value and Strengthens Position in Highly Attractive U.S. Beer Market