Pursuits
SABMiller Eastern Europe Assets Said to Interest Advent, KKR
- PAI, Jacobs also may look at beers like Pilsner Urquell
- Central, Eastern European brands could be worth $5 billion
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SABMiller Plc’s central and eastern European beer assets including Pilsner Urquell have drawn interest from private equity firms Advent International Corp., KKR & Co. and BC Partners Holdings Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said.
Those firms are exploring whether to make an offer for the assets, which may be valued at about $5 billion, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. PAI Partners SAS, Bain Capital and Swiss investment group Jacobs Holding AG also are likely to take a look at those brands, the people said, which Anheuser-Busch InBev NV is offering in an effort to get clearance for its takeover of SABMiller.