Asahi Group Holdings agreed to acquire five European beer brands for €7.3 billion:
- Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
- Dreher Brewery (Hungary)
- Ursus Breweries (Romania)
- Tyskie Breweries (Poland)
- Lech (Poland)
Asahi Group Holdings (アサヒグループホールディングス株式会社)
- founded in 1889 in Osaka as the Osaka Beer Company (大阪麦酒会社)
- listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE2502)
- with about 38% market share, the largest of Japan’s top four breweries and beverage groups
- https://www.asahigroup-holdings.com/
- Employees: 287 (at Holding Company level)
- net sales (FY 2018) ¥2120.3 billion (US$ 21 billion)
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