Asahi to borrow $11 billion for purchase of AB InBev’s Australia unit

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese beer maker Asahi Group Holdings <2502.T> said on Monday it would borrow 1.185 trillion yen ($11 billion) from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) to pay for its acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s <ABI.BR> Australian subsidiary.

Asahi said in a statement it had signed a contract on Monday for the loan from SMBC. The deal for the AB InBev subsidiary, Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), is set to close on June 1.

(Reporting by Chris Gallagher; Editing by Tom Hogue)