Clifford Chance acted for Anheuser Busch-InBev (ABI), the world’s largest brewing company, in the sale of its Central and South East European businesses as part of its commitment to repaying $7 billion of debt accrued when InBev originally acquired Anheuser Busch. The transaction covered multiple brands across nine separate jurisdictions and required the Clifford Chance team to structure contracts and continuation arrangements to carve out a viable standalone business for the purchaser, a private equity house with no previous brewing experience.