The companies' combined sales in 2014 clocked in at around $70 billion – effectively giving them control of nearly a third of the international beer market – and they collectively employ more than 200,000 workers in dozens of countries. It's expected that Anheuser-Busch InBev, whose revenue last year more than doubled that of SABMiller, will shell out around $106 billion to acquire its former rival's stable of products. The company is reportedly coordinating with more than half a dozen banks to help finance the deal, Bloomberg said Thursday, and plans to sell up to $55 billion in bonds to help cover the tab. That would represent the largest bond issuance used to finance a corporate takeover in U.S. history.