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SABMiller shares rise on takeover talk, ABInbev cited

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) of brewer SABMiller rose more than 3 percent on Thursday, with traders citing talk of a possible takeover bid from rival Anheuser-Busch Inbev .

Two London-based traders said billionaire Warren Buffett and investment firm 3G Capital (Other OTC: CGHC - news) were also cited as potential bidders.

SABMiller (Xetra: BRW1.DE - news) was not immediately available to comment. (Reporting by Alasdair Pal, Sudip Kar-Gupta and Martinne Geller; Editing by Lionel Laurent and David Evans)