AB InBev backs SABMiller buy with record US$75 billion loan

By Alasdair Reilly and Tessa Walsh LONDON (Reuters) - AB InBev is backing its $100 billion-plus bid for SABMiller with a record $75 billion syndicated loan, which is the largest commercial loan in the history of the global loan markets, adviser to the lenders Allen & Overy said on Wednesday. The financing has been agreed with AB InBev’s key relationship banks, including Banco Santander, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Barclays, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank