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SABMiller, whose brands in Canada include Miller and Foster’s, and AB InBev, whose Canadian brands include Keith’s, Labatt Blue and 50 and Kokanee, are now expected to close their merger by Oct. 10. (Keiths.ca/SABMiller.com)

SABMiller investors approve takeover by AB InBev

By Martinne Geller, Philip Blenkinsop September 28, 2016

London/Brussels | Reuters — SABMiller shareholders overwhelmingly backed the brewer’s takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev on Wednesday, clearing the last big hurdle for one of the largest corporate mergers in history. […] Read more

AB InBev’s operations include Alexander Keith’s maker, Halifax-based Oland Breweries, which became part of Labatt in 1971. (Keiths.ca)

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Rivals see local battles, not global war, with new beer giant

By Philip Blenkinsop, Teis Jensen October 15, 2015

Copenhagen/Brussels | Reuters — The prospect of a new competitor that produces one third of an entire industry’s output would normally terrify rival companies, but brewing is different. The very […] Read more

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Labatt’s owner wins over SABMiller at fifth attempt

By Martinne Geller, Philip Blenkinsop October 13, 2015

Brussels/London | Reuters –– The world’s two biggest brewers agreed on Tuesday to create a company making almost a third of the world’s beer after SABMiller received an improved offer […] Read more

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SABMiller rejects Labatt owner’s takeover approach

By Martinne Geller, Philip Blenkinsop October 7, 2015

Brussels/London | Reuters –– SABMiller, the world’s second largest brewer, has promptly rejected an improved takeover proposal from Anheuser-Busch InBev, saying its 68 billion-pound (C$136 billion) valuation was “very substantially” […] Read more

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Labatt owner AB InBev seeks US$275B tie-up with SABMiller

By Martinne Geller, Philip Blenkinsop September 16, 2015

Brussels/London | Reuters — Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has approached rival SABMiller about a takeover that would form a colossus producing a third of the world’s beer. A […] Read more

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Molson Coors sells U.K. malting business to Soufflet

By Reuters January 26, 2015

London | Reuters — Molson Coors UK has agreed to sell its U.K. maltings business Shobnall Maltings to French grain buyer Soufflet Group, the two companies said in a joint statement […] Read more