Miller will be sold for $5.6 billion Deal with South African Breweries keeps corporate headquarters here Miller Brewing Co. is being sold to South African Breweries PLC for $5.6 billion, a deal to be announced Thursday that gives the Milwaukee-based brewer a new owner, a new name and a sharper focus on selling beer. The combined company will be renamed SABMiller PLC after the sale is final, which is expected to occur by July. London-based South African Breweries will keep Miller's corporate headquarters, with its 1,010 employees, in Milwaukee, said Miller President and Chief Executive Officer John Bowlin. The...
