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SABMiller: brands it owns and its ownership tree

SABMiller is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom that is tracked here as an owner of consumer businesses, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]

SABMiller was the second-largest brewer in the world, formed from South African Breweries and Miller, until AB InBev acquired it in 2016.

Status: merged

Company facts

Legal name
SABMiller plc
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
Founded
1895
Last verified
· 1 sources

Divestitures and spin-offs by SABMiller

Acquisition closed

AB InBev acquires Castle Lager and Aguila

AB InBev acquired SABMiller in one of the largest takeovers ever recorded, creating a brewer with roughly a quarter of the beer sold worldwide. Regulators in the United States, Europe, China and South Africa required extensive divestitures, including SABMiller's stake in MillerCoors and its European Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands.

Value
£79bn
Seller
SABMiller
Regulatory
None recorded

Brands SABMiller no longer owns

SABMiller controlled these 10 brands in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said SABMiller owned it still shows why it no longer does.

BrandOwned untilOwner today
Tyskie Mar 2017 Asahi Group
Pilsner Urquell Mar 2017 Asahi Group
Miller Lite Oct 2016 Molson Coors
Grolsch Oct 2016 Asahi Group
Meantime Oct 2016 Asahi Group
Castle Lager Oct 2016 AB InBev
Aguila Oct 2016 AB InBev
Peroni Oct 2016 Asahi Group
Carlton Draught Oct 2016 Asahi Group
Victoria Bitter Oct 2016 Asahi Group

Full ownership and deal history for SABMiller →

Frequently asked questions

What brands does SABMiller own?

SABMiller is tracked as an owner of consumer businesses; see the ownership tree for its holdings.

Is SABMiller a British company?

Yes. SABMiller is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and was founded in 1895.

Who owns SABMiller?

SABMiller is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders.

Sources (1) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F; retrieved 16 September 2026.

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