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Independent banks Lazard and Rothschild lead $11.3bn beer deal

AB InBev/Asahi is another notable win for independent investment banks over their larger rivals

Used beer bottles are seen at an InBev beer factory
Used beer bottles are seen at an InBev beer factory Photo: Getty Images

Lazard and Rothschild are running the multibillion-dollar sale of brewer AB InBev’s Australian business to Asahi, the Japanese beer house — in another notable win for independent investment banks over their larger rivals.

A Lazard team led by New York-based Alex Hecker, co-head of consumer, retail and leisure banking, is advising AB InBev on the $11.3bn sale of Carlton & United Breweries, which was announced on July 19.

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