喜力啤酒欲收购亚太酿酒公司

时间：2012-07-20 07:32:57

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Heineken has made a bid to buy the remaining stake in Tiger beer maker¹ Asia Pacific Breweries³ (APB) that it does not already own.

喜力啤酒欲购买虎牌啤酒生产商亚太酿酒公司的剩余股份。

Heineken is expanding in emerging markets with accquisition in Mexico, Brazil, India and Africa

The offer of 5.1bn Singapore dollars is for the share owned by Singapore-listed company Fraser and Neave (F&N).

The bid comes after Thailand's biggest brewer², ThaiBev, offered to buy shares in F&N and Asia Pacific Breweries.

Beer companies are jostling for control in the fast growing Asian market.

'Next chapter'

"We really value our partnership⁴ with F&N which goes back over 80 years, but due to changes in the F&N and APB shareholding⁵, the fabric⁶ of the partnership has changed," said Heineken chief executive Jean-Francoi van Boxmeer.

He added that the company was looking ahead to the "next chapter of our Asian business".

Heineken will offer a price of 50 Singapore dollars a share, the brewing⁷ giant said in a statement.

Analysts⁸ said the move is aimed at protecting Heineken's interests in the region, and the desire to continue with its expansion plans.

The current ownership structures of APB, one of the largest in the region, is convoluted⁹.

Heineken currently controls 42% of the brewery¹⁰, while F&N owns 40%. Heineken also owns a direct 9.5% stake in Asia Pacific Breweries.

Rival Kirin, from Japan, owns an almost 15% stake in F&N.

Mr van Boxmeer has previously¹¹ said he was "uncomfortable" when Japan's Kirin made that move.

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1 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 brewer
n. 啤酒制造者
参考例句：
Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。 I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

3 breweries
酿造厂，啤酒厂( brewery的名词复数 )
参考例句：
In some cases, this is desirable, but most breweries prefer lighter-type beers. 在一些情况下，这是很理想的，但是大多数啤酒厂更倾向于生产酒度较低的啤酒。 Currently, there are 58 breweries producing Snow Beeracross the country. 目前，全国共有58个雪花啤酒厂。

4 partnership
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。 Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

5 shareholding
n.股权
参考例句：
Shareholding commercial banks must exercise an independent system of board of directors. 股份制商业银行必须实行独立董事制度。来自互联网 Asset re-structuring: to conduct shareholding reform for high quality assets. 资产重组：对优质资产进行股份制改造。来自互联网

6 fabric
n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织
参考例句：
The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。 I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

7 brewing
n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量动词brew的现在分词形式
参考例句：
It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。 She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

8 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

9 convoluted
adj.旋绕的；复杂的
参考例句：
The snake slithered through a convoluted path.蛇在羊肠小道上爬行。 The policy is so convoluted even college presidents are confused.这项政策太令人费解，甚至连大学校长们也是一头雾水。

10 brewery
n.啤酒厂
参考例句：
The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。 When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。

11 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。