22.5.2008
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Heineken expands to include Drinks Union

Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KSB) law office represented Královský pivovar Krušovice a.s., a member of the multinational Heineken Brewery Group, before the Czech Anti-trust Office in an application for acquisition of the major beverage group Drinks Union, a.s. The Office granted unconditional approval for the merger on 28 April 2008.

Heineken BreweryGroup\'s acquisition of Drinks Union, similarto previous acquisitions in the Czech Republic consummated with theassistance of KSB, is in line with its strategy on the Czech beer market.

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