SABMiller was rebuffed in an attempt to buy smaller brewer Heineken NV, a deal that would have strengthened it against a potential bid by Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Heineken, the brewer of Amstel Light, confirmed in a statement that it turned down the offer an
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