Carlsberg denies report it sold Russian breweries to Turkey's Anadolu (updated)

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii

15/03/2023 06:43

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       COPENHAGEN, March 15 (Reuters) - Danish brewer Carlsberg
 CARLb.CO  denied on Wednesday a media report that said the
company had agreed to sell its Russian business to Turkish rival
Anadolu Efes  AEFES.IS .
        Russian daily Vedomosti, citing two sources close to the
talks, 
    reported on Wednesday
     that a deal had been reached between the two companies.
  
        A Carlsberg spokesperson said the report was not
correct.
  
        Carlsberg, the Western brewer most exposed to Russia,
said last year it planned to sell the Russian business and book 
    a writedown of about 9.9 billion Danish crowns
     following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
  
        Carlsberg's board Chair Henrik Poulsen on Monday told
shareholders that the company had narrowed the group of
potential buyers to just under 10, and that it still expected to
have a deal in place before the end of the second quarter.
  

 (Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, editing by Terje
Solsvik)
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