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Budweiser to Reject InBev Offer

Anheuser-Busch now may face a hostile takeover bid

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 25, 2008 7:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Anheuser-Busch plans to reject Belgian brewer InBev's $46 billion offer to buy the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. The decision is not expected to deter InBev, however, which could launch a hostile takeover bid, the Journal notes. InBev wants to acquire the St. Louis... Read full story »

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