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  • June 2008

    • This Bid's for Bud: Belgian Brewer Offers $46B

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 11, 08 10:28 PM CDT

      This Bid's for Bud: Belgian Brewer Offers $46B

      (Newser) - The Belgian-based brewer InBev has made a $46 billion cash bid for US beer giant Anheuser-Busch in what would be one of the largest foreign acquisitions of an American corporation, the Wall Street Journal reports. If it goes through—a prospect that is far from certain—the 132-year-old Budweiser brand will be in foreign hands. More »

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      AT&T  • Anheuser-Busch  • Budweiser  • St. Louis  • InBev  • Proctor  • Carlsberg  • Stella Artois  • Miller Brewing  • Cingular  • Heineken  • Bud Light  • Gillette  • Molson Coors

  • January 2008

    • Newcastle Sells for $15.2B

      Forbes  |  Jan 25, 08 12:00 PM CST

      Newcastle Sells for $15.2B

      (Newser) - After months of playing hard-to-get, UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle has agreed to a $15.2 billion takeover bid from Carlsberg and Heineken. The offer tops a bid rejected in March by 11.1%, Forbes reports. Experts expected S&N to squeeze out a better deal, especially after it filed a lawsuit to pressure Carlsberg. S&N’s stock rose 2.1% on the announcement; Carlsberg's dropped 4.1%. More »

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      mergers and acquisitions  • beer  • Carlsberg  • Heineken  • Newcastle

  • October 2007

    • Beer War Brewing in Europe

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 17, 07 1:35 PM CDT

      Beer War Brewing in Europe

      (Newser) - Trouble could be brewing as two European brewers draw a bead on one of the UK’s top suds makers, Scottish & Newcastle. Copenhagen-based Carlsberg and Amsterdam’s Heineken are negotiating to form a consortium to buy the brewer of Newcastle Brown Ale for as much as $14 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports, though the bid isn't welcome news to S&N. More »

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      beer  • Carlsberg  • Heineken  • Newcastle

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