The maker of Budweiser is selling off its $11 billion Australian business after a failed IPO

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Asahi Group is acquiring brands including Foster's and Carlton and United Breweries, and will sell as much as $1.9 billion worth of shares to finance.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the brewer of Budweiser and Bud Light, is selling is Australia business to Asahi Group Holdings. Asahi Group is paying $11 billion for brands including Foster's and Carlton and United Breweries in a move that will help the company expand internationally. The deal announcement comes after AB InBev canceled a planned initial public offering for its Asia business. That would have been the largest worldwide IPO of 2019. Shares of AB InBev rose 4.5% early Friday on the news.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the brewer of Budweiser and Bud Light, is selling is Australia business to Asahi Group Holdings. Asahi Group is paying $11 billion for brands including Foster's and Carlton and United Breweries in a move that will help the company expand internationally. The deal announcement comes after AB InBev canceled a planned initial public offering for its Asia business. That would have been the largest worldwide IPO of 2019. Shares of AB InBev rose 4.5% early Friday on the news.

 

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