The Budweiser brewer’s upcoming initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange could be the largest ever for a food or drink company.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest brewer, announced in May that its Asia-Pacific subsidiary, Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited, had filed to list shares on the HKEX.

The company is seeking to raise as much as $9.8 billion and began taking orders from investors Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. The IPO would debut on July 19 and value the business at as much as $63.7 billion.

J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East) Limited and Morgan Stanley Asia Limited are the joint sponsors for the IPO, AB InBev announced in May.

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