The $108bn merger of AB InBev and SABMiller is likely to trigger higher beer prices for consumers around the world. That is the assessment of industry analysts with knowledge of the internal workings of the company.

Assuming AB InBev is able to overcome regulatory hurdles it faces in some countries, the merger would give the company a foot hold in nearly every major market in the world with a 28.4 percent market share (after accounting for expected divestitures), which would be nearly three times its closest rival, Heineken NV, according to Plato Logic, a beer industry tracker. The combined companies would generate $64bn in revenue.