LONDON/HONG KONG — China Resources Beer Holdings, maker of the world’s most consumed beer, is considering a bid for SABMiller’s central and Eastern European assets, valued at about $6bn, according to people familiar with the matter.The producer of China’s Snow beer brand is speaking with potential advisers about a bid, the people said, asking not to be identified as the details are not public. A sale process for the assets, which include the brewer of Czech lager Pilsner Urquell, is expected to start in October after SABMiller’s deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) closes, they said.China Resources could go up against Japanese brewer Asahi Group Holdings and financial bidders, including Swiss investment group Jacobs Holding, Poland’s Kulczyk Investments and CVC Capital Partners, three of the people said. KKR & Co, Advent International Corporation and Mid Europa Partners may also bid, they said."The competition will be huge," Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Duncan Fox said. "At s...
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