Asahi has received regulatory exemptions in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to proceed with its acquisition of a controlling stake in East African Breweries.
Kenya’s High Court dismisses Bia Tosha’s bid to block Diageo’s EABL stake sale to Asahi, clearing the way for one of the country’s largest transactions.
A Kenyan minority shareholder is pushing regulators to compel Asahi to offer equal buyout terms to all EABL investors amid mounting legal challenges to the Diageo deal.
Asahi Group reports a 26% profit decline for the first nine months of 2025 following a cyberattack that disrupted operations in Japan and exposed more than 110,000 personal records.
Cyberattack disrupts reporting timeline while Europe sales decline and Asia-Pacific posts limited gains.