MEHL asks Singapore High Court to enforce F&N brewery stake sale

01 August 2015
MEHL asks Singapore High Court to enforce F&N brewery stake sale
Photo: Myanmar Lager Beer

Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) has asked the Singapore High Court to order food and drink company Fraser and Neave Limited (F&N) to transfer its 55 per cent stake in Myanmar's biggest brewery to the Myanmar firm by Aug 20 in a dispute over a deal dating back to 2013 over the holding's value Reuters reported on 30 July.
Government-backed Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) plans to pay F&N 500 billion Myanmar kyat for the stake in Myanmar Brewery, a price set by an independent valuer. That fee is equal to US$407 million at current exchange rates.
But F&N, backed by Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, says the sale should be completed in US dollars based on a 2013 exchange rate, estimating the fair value of its stake to be US$560 million.