TOKYO: Asahi Group Holdings Ltd, the Japanese brewer that’s buying European brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev NV worth US$2.9bil, is now pursuing deals in the US that would help boost distribution of its Super Dry beer in the world’s largest economy.
Tokyo-based Asahi is willing to spend 400 billion yen (US$3.7bil) starting next year, which includes raising debt and 100 billion yen in cash, on further acquisitions, president Akiyoshi Koji said in an interview.
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