世界上兩個最大的啤酒製造商不會合並——現在。據美國國家公共電台南非米勒釀酒公司,Miller Lite和Peroni製造商拒絕了百威英博的1040億美元收購報價,生產啤酒喜歡百威啤酒和斯泰拉·阿托伊斯。報價是40億美元高於非正式提供百威英博有1000億美元昨日報道。
南非米勒釀酒公司董事會的筆記布隆伯格在一份聲明中建議“大大低估了啤酒。”Jan de Plessis, the company's chairman, explains the rejection of the proposal: "AB InBev needs SABMiller but has made opportunistic and highly conditional proposals... elements of which have been deliberately designed to be unattractive to many of our shareholders." He adds that he believes the company is quite strong on its own: "SABMiller is the crown jewel of the global brewing industry, uniquely positioned to continue to generate decades of standalone future volume and value growth." However, not everyone feels that way: Tobacco giant Altria Group — which is SABMiller's largest shareholder — is urging the company's board to engage "promptly" with AB InBev, and sign a deal.
南非米勒釀酒公司,總部設在倫敦,已經拒絕了兩個提議由比利時百威英博的私下裏。現在,根據英國法律,百威啤酒生產商直到10月14日做出最後的報價或放棄這筆交易。如果百威英博不增加其報價,不能合法“更新其收購工作了六個月。”吃has reached out to AB InBev for comment.
如果兩個啤酒公司合並,它將導致一個大型企業集團控製全球啤酒市場30%的份額。這筆交易將在美國有更多的影響,在新合並後的公司將控製國家的啤酒市場75%的份額。百威英博和南非米勒釀酒公司價值超過2760億美元。