The report should be around 3.000 words long.
AB InBeV’S takeover of SABMiIIer
Your report concerns the ongoing takeover Of SABMiIIer by AB InBev.
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concerning AB InBev’s takeover Of SABMiIIer. Using these links and searching for relevant information yourselves you should answer the questions
listed below.
Links that may be useful
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You need to answer all 5 questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Questions
1. Explain. Whether this is a strategic. financial or conglomerate acquisition. What are the expected benefits Of this transaction?
2. US activist hedge fund Elliott Management has written to the board Of SABMiIIer “to raise concerns about the structure Of its proposed takeover 0
AB InBev”. Discuss the structure Of the deal and explain Why Elliott Management were concerned about this structure.
3. Explain the role played by the US. Chinese and European antitrust regulators in this deal. How did the regulators protect consumers’ interests?
4. Discuss the role Of the large shareholders Of both companies played in accelerating/delaying the deal.
5. How did the outcome of the EU referendum in the UK affect the deal? (Wine _ (33,1331 gum
