M&A Deal Summary

SABMiller Acquires Royal Grolsch NV

On February 5, 2008, SABMiller acquired beverage company Royal Grolsch NV for 1.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SABMiller’s 4th transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is SABMiller’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SABMiller’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-02-05
Target Royal Grolsch NV
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) SABMiller
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.2B USD

Target

Royal Grolsch NV

Enschede, Netherlands
Royal Grolsch NV provides beverages services in Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SABMiller

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1895
Sector Beverages
Employees70,000
Revenue 16.5B GBP (2015)
DESCRIPTION

SABMiller is a brewer with more than 200 beer brands and some 70,000 employees in over 75 countries.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector: Beverages M&A 4 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 5
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-02 MillerCoors

Chicago, Illinois, United States

MillerCoors is a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company. The joint venture was created to sell brands such as Miller Lite, Miller High Life, Miller Genuine Draft, Coors, Coors Light, Molson Canadian, Leinenkugel's, Crispin Hard Cider Company, and Blue Moon across the United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-21 Foster s Group

Melbourne, Australia

Foster's is an Australian brand of lager. The Company was formed in 1889 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Buy AU$11.5B