Advent, KKR show interest in SABMiller’s eastern Europe assets

Valuable investments: A file picture shows the AB InBev logo outside the brewery headquarters. AB InBev submitted an updated proposal to the European Commission that included a commitment to sell SABMiller’s operations in Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. – Reuters

LONDON: SABMiller Plc’s central and eastern European beer assets including Pilsner Urquell have drawn interest from private equity firms Advent International Corp, KKR & Co and BC Partners Holdings Ltd, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Those firms are exploring whether to make an offer for the assets, which may be valued at about US$5bil, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.