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This post is one of several on business heirs apparent. Let us know in the comments whether you think Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken's heir should take up the reigns of Heineken, and be sure to check out the other heir apparent posts.

It was Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken's father, Alfred "Freddie" Heineken, who built the family business from a small Dutch brewer into Europe's largest brewing empire. A well-known bon vivant, he was friendly with the Dutch royal family, and his sense of humor didn't abandon him even after a three-week kidnapping ordeal in 1983: he claimed that his kidnappers tortured him by making him drink Carlsburg.

On Freddie's death in 2003, his heir apparent and only child, Charlene, became the wealthiest woman in the Netherlands, now worth more than $7 billion. She lives a more low-key life in London with her five children and stock broker, and former Olympic skier, husband. She continues to hold the controlling stake in Heineken, though she hasn't been as involved in the company day-to-day as her father was. She told a family biographer that she intends to keep the business together until her heir apparent, her eldest son, is old enough to take on the mantle.

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This week the volatile beer industry this saw two new developments in its trend toward consolidation, a trend that has led to continued speculation that it will sooner or later force Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD) to make a major move such as entertaining the notion of acquisition by InBev.

BUD's rival SABMiller (OTC:SBMRY) announced it will bid $1.2 billion for European brand Grolsch NV, at a huge 80% premium. Grolsch is popular in its home Netherlands, but SABMiller believes it has great potential for expansion to other world markets. The offer will become official in January, but stockholders are already lining up in support of the generous terms.

Ironically, Grolsch is distributed in the U.S. by Anheuser-Busch.

Second, beer makers Carlsburg and Heineken are partnering on a $15.1 billion offer for U.K. brewer Scottish & Newcastle, maker of one of my favorites, Newcastle Brown Ale, as well as Kronenbourg 1664. The two plan to divvy up S&N's business, with Carlsburg taking Russian, Eastern European, French, Greek and Chinese operations, while Heineken would end up with North American, U.K. and Indian market products. This deal is opposed by S&N's management.

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