On 13 January, Japan’s Suntory agreed to pay $16,000m for the US based spirits specialist Beam. A week later, Anheuser-Busch InBev bid $5,800m for South Korea’s Oriental Brewery.
Of the 47 total, 10 were in dairy, eight in alcohol, eight in soft drinks and five in packaging.
30 countries were active, with the US leading on 20 deals, followed by the UK on eight, Canada on five, China on four, France on four and Germany on three.
Several countries saw two takeovers in January, most notably Myanmar and Vietnam, but also Belgium, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.
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