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BFW 11/24 22:18 *AB INBEV IN TALKS TO BUY BACK ORIENTAL BREWERY, MAEIL REPORTS BN 11/24 22:17 *AB INBEV IN TALKS TO BUY BACK ORIENTAL BREWERY, MAEIL REPORTS
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AB InBev in Talks to Buy Back Oriental Brewery, Maeil Reports 2013-11-24 22:22:22.566 GMT
By Sam Kim Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Anheuser-Busch InBev NV recently started talks with KKR and AEP to buy back Oriental Brewery, Maeil Business Newspaper reports, citing unidentified industry sources. * NOTE: Anheuser Busch InBev has rights, but not obligation, to re-acquire Oriental Brewery within five years of 2009 sale, according May 7, 2009 statement: http://bit.ly/VtkZey * NOTE: KKR acquired Oriental Brewery from Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2009 for $1.8b
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