AB InBev revives Budweiser Asia listing September 12, 2019 Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev is reconsidering listing its Asia business on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after it shelved an initial public offering plan earlier this year. AB InBev confirmed today that it has resumed its application for the listing of a minority stake of its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Read more: [...]
AB InBev prices revived Budweiser Asia listing at lower end of projections September 24, 2019 Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev has priced the revived listing of its Asian business at the bottom of the marketed range, far less than it had hoped to raise when it first tried to list the unit in July. AB InBev priced the revived initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise [...]
Budweiser owner AB InBev ‘exploring’ Hong Kong IPO of Asian business May 7, 2019 Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is exploring a public listing of its Asian business in Hong Kong, the drinks giant confirmed this morning as it reported its results for the first quarter of the year. The figures Revenue was up 5.9 per cent to to $12.85bn and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) [...]
Budweiser owner AB InBev ‘exploring’ Hong Kong IPO of Asian business May 7, 2019 Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is exploring a public listing of its Asian business in Hong Kong, the drinks giant confirmed this morning as it reported its results for the first quarter of the year. The figures Revenue was up 5.9 per cent to to $12.85bn and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) [...]
Chief executive of struggling Kraft Heinz to step down April 22, 2019 Kraft Heinz has today announced that chief executive Bernardo Hees is to step down and be replaced by Miguel Patricio, an executive at drinks giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev). Read more: Kraft Heinz share price plunges as SEC probe and losses spook Wall Street The US food company said that Patricio, who is Portuguese, will on 1 [...]
World’s largest brewer AB InBev considers public listing of Asian operations January 12, 2019 Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev is eyeing up a partial flotation of its Asian business in a move that could raise billions of dollars. The brewer behind major beer brands including Budweiser and Stella Artois is in discussions with bankers about a potential initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong that could help to reduce its [...]
Turnaround time for struggling food giant July 12, 2019 By Rodney Hobson from interactive investor. The proof of the pudding lies with a new chief who looks set to sell off poor performers to boost spending on premium lines. A heavy burden lies on the shoulders of Miguel Patricio, who took over as chief executive officer of food and beverage giant Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC)last month. The reputation of [...]
Craft beer brand Brewdog is trying to mature after a tough year of marketing disasters October 22, 2018 It’s been a tough year for Brewdog, much of it the brand’s own fault. Tone-deaf advertising campaigns and PR mishaps have frustrated its fans and “equity punk” investors (I speak from personal experience – I’ve been a shareholder since 2015). The Scottish craft beer brewer, founded in 2007, is as well known for its marketing stunts as [...]
Costa spin-off could lead to £3bn Whitbread windfall – and cost just £20m April 15, 2018 Whitbread shareholders could snaffle a £3bn windfall if the firm spends just £20m spinning off Costa Coffee – a move one the world’s most famous activist hedge funds is clamouring for. Elliott Advisors has built up a £430m position in Whitbread over the last year. A stock market disclosure late on Friday revealed it is [...]
Megabrew: Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller tie-up due to close today October 10, 2016 The £79bn Megabrew merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and SABMiller is due to become effective this evening, closing one of the UK's largest ever corporate deals. The tie-up is due to come into effect at or around 7pm this evening (8pm Brussels time) and shares in the newly-merged company will list on Euronext Brussels, [...]