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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11557

25 May 2016
ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) competition
Commission gives conditional green light to acquisition of SaBMiller by AB Inbev

Brussels, 24/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 24 May, the European Commission authorised the planned acquisition of SABMiller, the second-largest brewer in the world, by AB InBev, the market leader. This authorisation is subject to AB InBev selling off almost all of SABMiller's brewing activities in Europe.

Initially, the Commission had concerns that the operation would lead to an increase in beer prices in the member states in which SABMiller is currently present, due to the removal of...

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