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Divestiture · Beverages · July 2009

KKR & Co. Inc. and Affinity Equity Partners (HK) Ltd. acquire Oriental Brewery Co. Ltd.

On July 6, 2009, KKR & Co. Inc. and Affinity Equity Partners (HK) Ltd. acquired Oriental Brewery Co. Ltd., a beverages company in South Korea, from Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Deal at a glance

AnnouncedJuly 6, 2009 TypeDivestiture TargetOriental Brewery Co. Ltd. Buyers KKR & Co. Inc.
Affinity Equity Partners (HK) Ltd. Seller Anheuser-Busch InBev SectorBeverages LocationSouth Korea ValueMembers only

Target company

Oriental Brewery Co. Ltd.
South Korea
Beveragessector
-founded
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Buyers (2)

KKR & Co. Inc. Lead
Private equity firm · 427 deals on record
Affinity Equity Partners (HK) Ltd. Co-investor
Private equity firm · 27 deals on record
  • 1st transaction for the lead buyer in beverages
  • 1st transaction in South Korea
427deals, all time
1in this sector
2026latest

Seller

Anheuser-Busch InBev
Company · 9 deals on record
9investments
9in this sector
3exits

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Questions about this deal

Who acquired Oriental Brewery Co. Ltd.?KKR & Co. Inc. and Affinity Equity Partners (HK) Ltd. acquired Oriental Brewery Co. Ltd. on July 6, 2009.

Who sold Oriental Brewery Co. Ltd.?Anheuser-Busch InBev was the seller.

What type of deal was it?It was a divestiture in the beverages sector in 2009.

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