Distell, Heineken talks ‘enormous vote of confidence in SA’ – Steven Nathan
Heineken’s potential takeover of South African wine and spirits maker Distell Group was discussed on the BizNews Power Hour.
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Flash Briefing: ANC to force transparency on pay; Heineken-Distell takeover; legal action to eject Cubans
SA is finalising legislative changes that aim at narrowing the earnings gap between company executives and the lowest-paid workers, says Minister Ebrahim Patel.
Distell share price jumps as Heineken considers takeover
Heineken NV, the world’s second-largest brewer, is in talks about a takeover of South African wine and spirits maker Distell.
Beer wars: Heineken throws down EM gauntlet to AB InBev
Heineken is throwing down a gauntlet to Anheuser-Busch InBev in some of the emerging markets the Budweiser maker has long dominated.
African expansion: AB InBev plans additional breweries in Mozambique, Nigeria
AB InBev is readying new African operations as the world’s largest brewer continues its expansion on the continent after the blockbuster takeover of SABMiller.
RECM’s Jan van Niekerk on valuations: Sasol, SABM, Ellies and Telkom
We talk to Jan van Niekerk from RECM to find out whether the market pull back has revealed obvious bargains yet, specifically the current valuations of Sasol, SAB, Telkom and Ellies.
SABMiller beer sale trend worsens in Q2
Poor summer weather in China hit SABMiller’s lager sales in the second quarter, though higher prices and a jump in soft drink sales helped boost revenues at the world’s second biggest beer maker.
Nigerian Breweries wins approval to merge with rival firm
Nigerian Breweries (NB) said on Monday it won regulatory approval to merge its operations with rival Consolidated Breweries, majority owned by its parent firm Heineken
Chris Gilmour: SABMiller bid for Heineken to spur its own predator into action
In days when there was still the luxury of time to do such things, I visited SABMiller’s breweries in Central Europe and later its operations in China.
Heineken rebuffs SABMiller takeover bid
From Agence France-Presse Heineken announced Sunday it has rejected a bid by SABMiller to acquire the Dutch brewing giant, without revealing the offer price. The majority shareholding Heineken family informed the British-based rival SABMiller “of its intention to preserve the heritage and identity of Heineken as an independent company”, the Dutch brewer said in a … Read more