AB InBev’s Sale of Equity Stake in Coca‑Cola Beverages Africa to The Coca‑Cola Company
October 04, 2017
On October 4, 2017, The Coca‑Cola Company and Anheuser‑Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) announced that they completed the transition of AB InBev’s 54.5 percent majority equity stake in Coca‑Cola Beverages Africa, the largest Coca‑Cola bottler in Africa, to The Coca‑Cola Company. Cravath represented AB InBev in connection with the transaction.
The Cravath team was led by partner David Mercado and included associates Virginie Marier, Peter J. Atlee and Emily L. Willborn on M&A matters, and partner Lauren Angelilli and associates Kiran Sheffrin and Andrew L. Mandelbaum on tax matters.
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