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InBev confident on Anheuser-Busch deal as share issue postponed
- 2008-10-14
BRUSSELS AFP — Brewing giant InBev said Tuesday plans to close its takeover of Anheuser-Busch by the year end are still on track as stock market volatility forced it to put off a capital hike to help pay for the deal. "We are moving forward confidently and expect to...
US demands details of giant beer takeover: Inbev
- 2008-08-19
BRUSSELS AFP — US competition authorities have demanded extra details from Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev regarding its planned takeover of US rival Anheuser-Busch, the Belgium-based company said. InBev promised to respond "expeditiously" to the call from the US Department of Justice DOJ over the 52-billion-dollar (36-billion-euro) takeover. It would...
Anheuser-Busch to accept $52bn purchase offer
- 2008-07-14
NEW YORK AFP — Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev is to acquire its US rival Anheuser-Busch for 52 billion dollars (33 billion euros) to create the world's largest beer producer, the companies said in a statement on Monday. After having resisted offers from ImBev for a month, the Anheuser-Busch board finally...
Anheuser-Busch backs down, accepts takeover bid: reports
- 2008-07-13
NEW YORK AFP — US brewing giant Anheuser-Busch has finally backed down in the face of entreaties by its Belgian-Brazilian rival InBev and agreed to a nearly 50-billion-dollar purchase offer that will create the world's largest beer company, media reports said. The Anheuser-Busch board of directors, which met on...
Anheuser-Busch files suit to block InBev takeover
- 2008-07-08
WASHINGTON AFP — US brewing giant Anheuser-Busch filed suit to block a hostile takeover by InBev, claiming the Belgian-based rival used "illegal" and "deceptive" conduct, court documents showed Tuesday. The move by the top US brewer came after InBev raised the ante on its hostile bid by launching an...
Inbev preparing 46 billion dollar offer for Anheuser-Busch: report
- 2008-05-23
BRUSSELS AFP — Belgian-Brazilian brewing giant Inbev is preparing a 46-billion-dollar bid for Anheuser-Busch, US maker of Budweiser beer, the Financial Times website reported Friday. The deal would create a close to 100 billion dollar business in the most ambitious act of corporate consolidation since the start of last...
Brewers go head to head in battle of the Buds
- 2004-10-24
PRAGUE AFP — Back in the late 19th century when businessman Adolphus Busch decided to export the beer-making tradition, name and ingredients from Austro-Hungary to America he could have little foreseen the bitter battle he would later unleash. German-born Busch, one of the founders of Anheuser-Busch AB, chose the...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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