InBev, Anheuser-Busch in merger talks: magazine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - InBev , the world's second-largest beer producer by volume, and U.S. Anheuser-Busch are in talks that could lead to a merger of the two, Belgian business magazine Trends said on Thursday.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal said talks between the brewing giants had become more serious and that a deal was possible this year.

Trends noted that InBev was not obliged by Belgian financial markets watchdog CBFA to comment on rumors, but would have to if there were concrete information.

Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico said a year ago that the two were in talks.

InBev, overtaken by SABMiller Plc last year as world number one, was formed from the 2004 merger of Belgium's Interbrew and Brazil's AmBev. The group's chief executive and chief financial officers are both Brazilian.

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