https://brandtree.org/company/carlsbergAcquisitions, divestitures and ownership changes involving Carlsberg.https://brandtree.org/deal/heineken-carlsberg-acquire-scottish-newcastle-2008https://brandtree.org/deal/heineken-carlsberg-acquire-scottish-newcastle-2008Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTHeineken and Carlsberg bid jointly for Scottish & Newcastle at about GBP 7.8 billion and split it between them rather than one buying the whole company. Heineken took the British and Irish business including Strongbow, Carlsberg took the French and Russian operations including Kronenbourg. A joint bid to divide a target is unusual, and it is why two competing brewers date their ownership of these brands to the same day.