Greenberg Traurig Advised AB InBev on the Sale to Japanese Brewer Asahi of SABMiller’s Former Operations in the CEE for EUR 7.3 billion
WARSAW (PRWEB) April 03, 2017 -- Greenberg Traurig advised Anheuser-Busch InBev on the Polish aspects of the sale to Japanese brewer Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. of the businesses, that prior to its combination with AB InBev were owned by SABMiller plc in Central and Eastern Europe (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia), for EUR 7.3 billion.
AB InBev, the world's largest brewer, as a result of its takeover of SABMiller, the world's second largest brewer, had made commitments to the European Commission to sell SABMiller’s CEE businesses and assets, including Kompania Piwowarska. AB InBev’s USD 103 billion merger with SABMiller was one of the largest takeovers ever completed.
Kompania Piwowarska operates three breweries in Poland: Tyskie Browary Książęce in Tychy, the Dojlidy Brewery in Białystok, and Lech Browary Wielkopolski in Poznań.
The Greenberg Traurig team was led by: Managing Partner of the Warsaw office Jarosław Grzesiak, Partner Stephen Horvath from the London office, and Partner Rafał Baranowski from the Warsaw office. They were supported by Senior Associate Filip Kijowski and Associate Tomasz Denko.
About Greenberg Traurig Grzesiak sp.k.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 2000 attorneys serving clients from 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Greenberg Traurig Grzesiak sp.k. was named the 2016 Law Firm of the Year in Poland - Client Service Award by Chambers and Partners. The Warsaw office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP provides legal services to clients in Central Europe and beyond and consists of 90 lawyers. Team members are regularly recognized as leaders in numerous practice areas. Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, IFLR1000 and EMEA Legal 500 consistently rank them among the top tiers the areas of Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Real Estate, Private Equity, Tax, Banking and Finance, Project Finance, Energy, Dispute Resolution and TMT.
Lourdes Brezo-Martinez, Greenberg Traurig, http://www.gtlaw.com, +1 212-801-2131, [email protected]
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