10.22.2008 9:08 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Proxy Governance Inc., a proxy advisory service, is supporting the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch Cos. by InBev NV of Belgium.
Under the terms of the agreement, Anheuser-Busch shareholders will receive $70 in cash per share when the deal closes. The $52 billion buyout is expected to happen later this…
10.15.2008 11:01 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Analysts from Merrill Lynch are wondering whether Belgian brewer InBev may bring in a “strategic investor” to help pay for its planned buyout of St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. after postponing a stock sale, according to Bloomberg News.
InBev’s stock price has fallen,…
06.18.2008 10:17 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Anheuser-Busch Cos. has declined to comment today on a news report that the brewer’s board of directors will meet this week to dicuss the InBev takeover proposal.
British financial newspaper Financial Times reported that the board will discuss InBev’s $65 a share bid for all outstanding shares…
06.06.2008 10:00 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Yesterday, we reported that a local shareholder was suing Anheuser-Busch Cos. and its board of directors, arguing board members breached their duties to shareholders by failing to properly consider “indications of interest” from suitors such as InBev of Belgium.
Uh, hold that…
06.05.2008 11:58 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Belgian newspaper De Standaard reported today that InBev, the Belgian brewer of Stella Artois and Beck’s, is in contact with Anheuser-Busch Cos. about a possible offer for the St. Louis-based company, according to a Bloomberg News.
Bloomberg said the newspaper did not cite a source for its information.
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