Market
Outcome of AB InBev Efes management transfer by end of 2025
2
Resolution / Starting Odds
GK Vmeste retains control • 25%
Control reverts to AB InBev • 25%
Control transferred to another entity • 25%
Joint management established • 25%
Official announcements from GK Vmeste, AB InBev, or Russian government decrees
Story
Putin Transfers Control of AB InBev Efes to GK Vmeste, Preventing Brewer's Exit
Dec 30, 2024, 03:50 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin has transferred control of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s joint venture, AB InBev Efes, to a local company, effectively preventing the world's largest brewer from exiting the Russian market. This move comes as part of a broader strategy to assert state control over foreign assets amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. The decree, signed by Putin, designates a newly established intermediary firm, GK Vmeste, to manage the assets of AB InBev Efes, which is a joint venture with Turkey's Anadolu Group. This decision reflects the increasing challenges faced by Western companies operating in Russia, particularly in the brewing sector, where foreign investments have come under scrutiny.
View original story
Similar markets
Change in management • 25%
No change • 25%
Change in ownership • 25%
Change in both management and ownership • 25%
Marc Murtra appointed • 25%
José María Álvarez-Pallete remains • 25%
Another candidate appointed • 25%
No decision made • 25%
Outside top 5 • 25%
Market leader • 25%
Top 3 • 25%
Top 5 • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Divestment to a Serbian entity • 25%
Divestment to a non-Serbian entity • 25%
Extension granted • 25%
No divestment • 25%
Acquisition blocked by CNMC • 25%
Acquisition completed • 25%
Acquisition blocked by CNMV • 25%
Acquisition abandoned by BBVA • 25%
Divested to a third party • 25%
Other outcome • 25%
Retained by Gazprom Neft • 25%
Bought by Serbia • 25%
External hire • 25%
New CEO from Gol • 25%
New CEO from Azul • 25%
John Rodgerson remains CEO • 25%
Accepted • 25%
Rejected • 25%
Modified • 25%
Withdrawn • 25%
Marc Murtra appointed • 25%
Francisco Reynés appointed • 25%
Other outcome • 25%
Pallete remains • 25%