BUD – Market Turmoil Gives Investors Last Call
Ockham Research Staff @ October 7, 2008 # One Comment
Market turmoil and fear has gotten so bad that Anheuser-Busch stock now trades at an eleven percent discount to its $70 cash acquisition price. Belgian brewer InBev has already lined-up financing for the $52 billion dollar deal and expects it to close before the year’s end. BUD shareholders will vote on the merger on November 12th. In a rocky market, eleven percent plus to bet on the probability that InBev will be able to close this deal and create the world’s biggest brewer seems reasonable to us.
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The First Round is on BUD Shareholders
Ockham Research Staff @ July 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
BUD and InBev seem to be closer than ever to coming to an agreement on terms of the deal. We would be stunned if the deal falls through at this point because the money is right and its the best deal BUD could expect.
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InBev Willing to Make Concessions to Nab Anheuser Busch
Ockham Research Staff @ June 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
As noted in our post of May 23, 2008, there have been rumors floating around about Anheuser Busch being acquired by InBev. After the market closed yesterday, that rumor became fact as the $46.3 billion offer went public. A combination of the two brewing giants would create the world’s largest brewer. Together InBev and Anheuser […]
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Foreign Buyer for The King of Beers?
Ockham Research Staff @ May 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Financial Times’ blog Alphaville today broke the rumor of a possible acquisition of Anheuser Busch (BUD) by the giant Belgian brewer InBev SA (INB.BT). InBev—the world’s second largest beer producer by volume—is interested in purchasing BUD—the world’s largest–for $65 per share or $46 billion total. Last October, rumors of merger discussions between InBev and […]
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