Thai billionaire’s F&N chases M&As with $745m warchest, to up share in SE Asia

Thai billionaire’s F&N chases M&As with $745m warchest, to up share in SE Asia

Billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, chairman of Thai Beverage Pcl, speaks with guests as he attends a charity event in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg

Fraser & Neave Ltd., the drinks-maker controlled by Thailand’s richest man Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is searching for acquisitions to bolster its market share in Southeast Asia after its war chest grew to nearly S$1 billion ($745 million) with sales of beer assets.

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