OREANDA-NEWS. May 14, 2012. Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI; NYSE: BUD) announced the closing of the transaction between Ambev and E. Leon Jimenes S.A. ("ELJ") to form a strategic alliance creating the leading beverage company in the Caribbean. As a result, Ambev Brasil Bebidas S.A. ("Ambev Brasil"), a closely-held subsidiary of Ambev, owns an indirect 41.76% interest in Cervecena Nacional Dominicana S.A. ("CND"), and Ambev will consolidate CND's results going forward.

The acquisition of the 9.3% stake in CND owned by Heineken N.V. ("Heineken") is also expected to close in the second quarter of 2012.

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with an American Depositary Receipt secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). It is the leading global brewer and one of the world's top five consumer products companies. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years and our portfolio of well over 200 beer brands continues to forge strong connections with consumers. We invest the majority of our brand-building resources on our Focus Brands - those with the greatest growth potential such as global brands Budweiser®, Stella Artois® and Beck's®, alongside Leffe®, Hoegaarden®, Bud Light®, Skol®, Brahma®, Antarctica®, Quilmes®, Michelob Ultra®, Harbin®, Sedrin®, Klinskoye®, Sibirskaya Korona®, Chernigivske®, Hasseroder® and Jupiler®. In addition, the company owns a 50 percent equity interest in the operating subsidiary of Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer and owner of the global Corona® brand. AB InBev's dedication to heritage and quality originates from the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium dating back to 1366 and the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery, with origins in St. Louis, USA since 1852. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, AB InBev leverages the collective strengths of its approximately 116,000 employees based in operations in 23 countries worldwide. In 2011, AB InBev realized 39.0 billion US dollar revenue.