By Benjamin Horney ( September 18, 2015, 6:11 PM EDT) -- Anheuser-Busch InBev NV reached out to rival SABMiller PLC's largest shareholder, Altria Group Inc., prior to the International brewing behemoth's Wednesday announcement that it had approached SABMiller about a potential takeover, according to a Friday report from Bloomberg. The report said Altria, which owns about 27 percent SABMiller, was contacted by Anheuser-Busch executives to gauge interest in a takeover. Altria expressed potential interest, depending on the terms of the deal, the report added. Reports earlier this week said a deal between the two brewing giants could be worth as much as £75 billion ($122 billion)....
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