July 14, 2008

• For all you do this Stella is for you?

  Yikes BUD is Now Belgian!? Say it ain’t so Augie.
  
  Anheuser-Busch (BUD) accepted a $52 billion cash offer from No. 2 brewer InBev late Sunday after weeks of legal maneuvering. The deal would create the world’s largest brewer and the third-largest consumer product company under the name of Anheuser-Busch InBev.

  The board of directors of Anheuser-Busch on Sunday accepted the higher takeover offer from Belgian-based brewer InBev, according to a joint press release, days after the companies seemed set for a hostile takeover battle.

  The two companies may have felt pressured to get a deal done before the November presidential election. Wall Street sentiment is that if presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama wins, regulatory clearance could be more difficult to get.

  Well I thought nothing was more American than a BUD! Let’s see how this effects the brand at home…it may be good for BUD abroad.
  

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