AB InBev closer to landmark merger with SABMiller as shareholders accept $103bn bid

SABMiller’s shareholders have approved a potential takeover from drinks rival Anheuser Busch InBev (AB InBev) in what could form one of the world’s largest mergers ever.
The revised deal follows SABMiller rejecting a $79bn bid from AB InBev in July, with the latter now looking to offer as much as $103bn.
A total of 95 per cent of SABMilller shareholders approved the bid.
On this AB InBev chief executive Carlos Brit said: “We are pleased that our sh