Anheuser-Busch InBev NV raised a record $75 billion loan to back its acquisition of SABMiller Plc, according to Allen & Overy Plc.
A&O advised lenders including Banco Santander SA, Bank of America Corp., Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., Barclays Plc, BNP Paribas SA and Deutsche Bank AG, according to a statement from the law firm.
"AB InBev's ability to raise $75 billion in the loan markets in the space of a few weeks shows that banks are still willing to support top-class borrowers in record amounts, despite the current era of increased regulatory and capital costs," Nicholas Clark, a partner at A&O in London, said in the statement. "This is the largest commercial loan in the history of the global loan markets, far surpassing pre-crisis values."
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