Diageo plc stock: Kenya court delay keeps $2.3bn Asahi deal in focus ahead of next week
London, Jan 10, 2026, 08:20 GMT — Market closed Kenya’s High Court has pushed the hearing on a bid to block Diageo’s $2.3 billion sale of its local unit EABL to Japan’s Asahi Holdings to Jan. 20. Judge Bahati Mwamuye said the involved parties can proceed with preliminary moves, provided the deal isn’t finalized before that date. EABL responded, “We…