By Benjamin Horney (January 15, 2016, 5:36 PM EST) -- Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., Spanish brewer SA Damm and a number of private equity firms have all placed bids to buy the two European brands owned by SABMiller that are on the chopping block to help its planned $100 billion merger with Anheuser-Busch InBev pass regulatory muster, according to a Friday report from Reuters. According to the report, Europe's PAI Partners, BC Partners and EQT, as well as U.S.-based Bain Capital and KKR & Co. LP, are among the private equity players who have made offers for the Grolsch and Peroni brands. A list of those still in the running is expected early next week, with an auction expected to take place before the end of March, the report said....