MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS – EUROPE

AB Inbev eyes Foster’s IPO after merger

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Original article by Bridget Carter
The Australian – Page: 17 & 18 : 30-Nov-15

Global brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is expected to offer to sell some key beer brands in order to gain regulatory approval for its proposed $US104bn acquisition of SABMiller. Peroni and Grolsch are among the international brands that AB InBev is preparing to offload. It is also believed to be considering an IPO of SABMiller’s Australian business, Foster’s Group, as it is not regarded as a core asset.

CORPORATES
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV, SABMILLER PLC, CARLTON AND UNITED BREWERIES, FOSTER’S GROUP LIMITED, PERONI, GROLSCH, LION PTY LTD, KIRIN HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED, STELLA ARTOIS, GRUPO MODELO SA DE CV, MILLER BREWING COMPANY, TREASURY WINE ESTATES LIMITED – ASX TWE, CR SNOW, CHINA RESOURCES ENTERPRISE LIMITED, HEINEKEN NV, LAFARGEHOLCIM

Buyers turn to FIRB as ACCC clears Shell-BG

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 18 : 20-Nov-15

Manufacturing Australia chairman Mark Chellew hopes the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) will consider whether Royal Dutch Shell’s $US70bn ($A98bn) takeover of BG Group is in the national interest. The deal requires FIRB approval following the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s decision to approve it without any conditions. Domestic gas users are concerned that the merger will result in offshore buyers gaining priority in Queensland LNG supply deals.

CORPORATES
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, BG GROUP PLC, MANUFACTURING AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, ARROW ENERGY LIMITED, PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED, WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL