Loosened inhibitions
13 December 2016

The Japanese brewer is paying 7.3 billion euros for AB InBev’s eastern European beer brands. At 15 times trailing EBITDA, the valuation is close to what it paid for Grolsch and Peroni in February. That’s an exuberant price for so-so brands in a difficult region for brewers.
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