Divestiture closed
Asahi Group acquires Pilsner Urquell and Tyskie (2017)
Asahi Group completed the acquisition of Pilsner Urquell and Tyskie on 31 March 2017 for €7.3 billion, buying from AB InBev.[1]
Asahi bought SABMiller's central and eastern European businesses from AB InBev, including Pilsner Urquell in the Czech Republic and Tyskie in Poland, in the second and larger tranche of divestitures required to clear the SABMiller merger.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- €7.3 billion (enterprise value)
- Buyer
- Asahi Group
- Seller
- AB InBev
- Assets
- Pilsner Urquell, Tyskie
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asahi Group | Pilsner Urquell | owns | 100% | 2017-03-31 | present |
| Asahi Group | Tyskie | owns | 100% | 2017-03-31 | present |
| SABMiller | Pilsner Urquell | owns | 100% | 1999-01-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| SABMiller | Tyskie | owns | 100% | 1996-01-01 | 2017-03-31 |
Who owns these brands today?
- Pilsner Urquell — owned by Asahi Group since 2017
- Tyskie — owned by Asahi Group since 2017
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] Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. Integrated Report 2025 — Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., Annual report, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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