Asahi to Make Offer for Peroni, Grolsch Brands, Yomiuri Reports
- Deal for SABMiller assets may be worth as much as $3.4 billion
- KKR, Mahou-San Miguil, Cinven said to be among other suitors
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Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is planning to make an offer for SABMiller Plc’s Peroni and Grolsch brands as soon as next week, Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.
The transaction may be worth as much as 400 billion yen ($3.4 billion), the newspaper said, without citing anyone. The company cannot confirm the report, Asahi spokesman Takuo Soga said by phone from Tokyo. Other suitors for SABMiller’s brands include KKR & Co., Mahou-San Miguil Group and Cinven, Bloomberg reported in December.