NEW YORK, Dec 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Apollo Global Management, Inc. has announced (NYSE: APO) today announced that accounts and advisory agencies from Apollo and its subsidiaries (collectively “Apollo”) and a group of institutional investors have entered into a strategic relationship with Anheuser-Busch InBev SA / NV (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) (“AB InBev”) to get a 49.9% stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev’s US based metal plant plant for about 3 billion USD. This transaction, once completed, will allow AB InBev to create additional shareholder value by doing the best business at an attractive price and generating cash to pay off debt. Back, in line with his disqualification promises.
For Apollo, the deal offers a unique opportunity to invest in high-quality assets with long-term stable cash flows alongside the world’s leading analyst, AB InBev. Apollo leverages its experience across its unified investment platform to help AB InBev grow its assets and unlock shareholder value amid a complex market environment.
AB InBev will maintain operational control of the US-based metal plants with flexibility in its ability to serve its customers and customers. A long-term supply agreement caters for AB InBev’s metal supply needs beyond the alliance. In addition, AB InBev will have the right, but not the obligation, to rebalance the minority interest commencing on the fifth anniversary of the closure of the business, in financial terms. preset.
“Implementing such institutional investment demonstrates Apollo’s unique ability to cut through complexity and harness the strength of our platform to deliver strategic, strategic solutions. to companies at a global level, ”said Robert V. Seminara, Apollo’s Lead Partner and Head of Europe. “We are pleased to invest with AB InBev in its core metal hardware business in the US, supporting the strategic plans of AB InBev and its employees. ”
Jamshid Ehsani, Apollo’s Lead Partner, said, “Apollo is uniquely placed to provide efficient conventional capital solutions to large corporations. Our platform has unlimited potential and desire for complex and creative transactions, which, together with our size, scale and speed of execution, differentiate us from other platforms and enable we have executed certain amounts of business that are in line with our insurance investment objectives. and institutional delegates, including Athene. ”
In Apollo
Apollo is a leading global investment manager with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Bethesda, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo. Apollo had assets under management of approximately $ 433 billion as of September 30, 2020 in credit, private equity and real estate funds invested across a core group of nine businesses where Apollo has extensive knowledge and resources. For more information about Apollo, visit www.apollo.com.
About Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a public trading company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with secondary listings on Mexico (MEXBOL: ANB) and South African (JSE: ANH) stock exchanges and with Receipts American Investment on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that will stand the test of time and brew the best bees using the best natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of over 500 beer brands includes Budweiser global brands®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; Beck’s multi-country brands®, Hoegaarden®, Leffe® and Michelob Ultra®; and local heroes like Aguila®, Antarctica®, Bud Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Castle®, Castle Lite®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Modelo Especial®, Wheels®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, and Skol®. Our brewing tradition dates back over 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at Den Hoorn Brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the progressive spirit of Anheuser Brewery & Co. in St. Louis. Louis, SA. Until the Castle Brewery was created in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. With geographic diversification with balanced knowledge of developed and evolving markets, we accelerate the collective strengths of approximately 170,000 employees based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2019, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 52.3 billion USD (excluding JVs and allies).
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Patrick Mintzberg
Head of Investment Relations
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
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Joanna Rose
Head of Global Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
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