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Mmmm... beer. CVC will brew and distribute a number of ABIs brands |
In a sign that central and eastern Europe is increasingly on the radar screens of even the biggest private equity firms, CVC Capital Partners completed its first deal in the region in December.
CVC Capital Partners, which manages companies with annual sales of more than $125 billion, is buying the central and eastern European operations of Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), one of the worlds largest brewers, in a deal worth an initial $2.2 billion. As part of the purchase agreement, though, CVC has the right to increase its investment by...