Acquisition · Kenya
East African Breweries
Asahi acquired a 65% stake in East African Breweries for $2.3bn.
Amount
$2.3bn
Round or stake
65%
First reported
2025-12-17
Verification
Corroborated
7 independent reports
Parties
- Asahi acquirer
- Diageo seller
Sources (13)
- Diageo to sell its 65% stake in East African Breweries to Asahi Group Holdings · african markets · 2025-12-17
- Diageo Sells EABL Control to Asahi in KSh 618.7Bn Deal · The Kenyan Wall Street · 2025-12-17
- Diageo sells East African Breweries to Asahi for $2.3bn · The Spirits Business · 2025-12-17
- Diageo sells East African Breweries stake to Asahi for US$2.3bn · The Drinks Business · 2025-12-17
- Diageo sells East African Breweries stake to Asahi for $2.3 billion · Reuters · 2025-12-17
- Asahi Group acquires Diageo’s stake in EABL to make Africa entry · Pulse Uganda · 2025-12-17
- Diageo sells stake in East African Breweries to Asahi for $2.3bn · The Times · 2025-12-17
- Diageo to Sell 65% Stake in East Africa Breweries to Japan’s Asahi · ChimpReports · 2025-12-17
- Japanese beer giant Asahi takes over EABL operations at $5bn · Uganda Observer · 2025-12-18
- Diageo sells East African Breweries to Asahi in $2.3bn deal · BeverageDaily.com · 2025-12-18
- Diageo to sell its stake in East African Breweries to Asahi · Spiritz · 2025-12-18
- 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐡𝐢 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐀𝐁𝐋 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐃𝐕 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚. The year’s biggest deal was sealed in December 2025, when Diageo agreed to exit its controlling stake in East African Breweries (EABL), sellin · LinkedIn · 2026-01-04
- Diageo Agrees to Sell East African Breweries Stake To Asahi · Dabafinance · 2026-01-06
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