Companies@UA: База компаний Украины

Kyiv, July 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Private enterprises Svitle and Premium-1 (both based in Kyiv) have acquired 32.85% of the shares in CJSC Obolon, one of the largest breweries in Ukraine, according to Obolon.

Svitle bought a 12.87% stake in the company, and Premiunm-1 acquired a 19.98% stake.

Earlier the stakes belonged to Obolon-1 Ltd. and Obolon-3 Ltd.

Obolon brewery was created in 1980. In 1992 it was privatized and reorganized as a closed joint-stock company. The enterprise's management owns a controlling stake in the company.

In 2008, Obolon increased beer production by almost 4% year-on-year, to 113.3 million decaliters. Its share in total beer production in Ukraine last year was 35.4%, and its share on the domestic market was 30.4%.