Pursuits
AB InBev Said to Consider Selling SAB's Peroni, Grolsch Brands
- Unit sale may help appease regulators in SABMiller deal
- Talks to put the companies up for sale are at an early stage
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Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the beermaker in talks to buy SABMiller Plc for $107 billion, is considering selling the Peroni and Grolsch brands as it works to gain regulatory clearance to combine the world’s biggest brewers, people familiar with the matter said.
The deliberations for the beer companies, which belong to SABMiller, are at a preliminary stage, the people said, asking not to be named because the plans aren’t yet public. No final decision on the sale has been made and a formal sale process hasn’t started, one of the people said. Representatives for SABMiller and AB InBev declined to comment.