Posted in Denmark, England, Russia, UK, beer, beer marketing, brewing on May 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Yes, it’s been a while. I’ve been in Dublin again, and I have some stuff to attend to both at work and at home. But you’re not forgotten.
The weekly business magazine of Danish daily Berlingske Tidende has a major article (available online, but in Danish) on Carlsberg’s strategy following the acquisition of Scottish and Newcastle. [...]
Posted in Denmark, Russia, beer on January 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The official press release:
Scottish & Newcastle plc (”S&N” or the “Company” 
and Carlsberg A/S (”Carlsberg” and Heineken N.V. (”Heineken” (together the “Consortium”), confirm that they have entered into discussions in relation to a possible recommended offer for S&N at 800 pence per share. The Consortium’s proposal is subject to certain pre-conditions, including satisfactory completion of [...]
Posted in Denmark, Russia, The Netherlands, UK, beer, brewing, tagged Carlsberg, Heineken, Scottish & Newcastle on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »
From the Morning Advertiser:
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has rejected a revised bid of 780p a share from Carlsberg and Heineken.
But S&N said it would be willing to talk if a bid of 800p a share was made by the Consortium.
The revised offer values the British brewer at £7.6bn.
S&N said that it had considered the improved [...]
Posted in Denmark, Russia, beer, brewing, tagged beer markets, Carlsberg, Scottish & Newcastle on December 2, 2007 | No Comments »
The Danish business weekly Berlingske Nyhedsmagasin has an analysis on why the attempted takeover of Scottish & Newcastle is necessary for Carlsberg:
Carlsberg has not been active in the game of consolidation that has been going on for decades among the global breweries.
But that is a thing of the past. Carlsberg has, together with Heineken, entered a hostile [...]
Posted in Russia, UK, brewing, tagged Carlsberg, Heineken, Russia, Scottish & Newcastle on October 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
European beer giants Heineken and Carlsberg are discussing to join forces to take over Scottish & Newcastle. This does not mean a merger between the Danes and the Dutch, however, they intend to split the spoils:
A statement from Carlsberg said: “An offer, if made, is likely to be in cash. It is currently intended that [...]
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