date:Sep 20, 2012
Bev is now in pole position to acquire FN along with its other assets, although this outcome requires that he thrash out an agreement with other major shareholders such as Kirin Holdings (a 15% stakeholder).
Beer business APB which FN runs through a JV with Heineken is regarded as the jewel in FNs crown, but the conglomerate also includes thriving soft drinks and dairy divisions, not to mention a property portfolio worth $8bn.
Asked about the value it saw in FNs remnants, a ThaiBev spokeswom