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Anheuser-Busch (BUD) is in the Food Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $16.6B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $2.1B
- Market Cap
- Jul 17 2008
- $48.2B
Latest News and Analysis
InBev-Anheuser Busch: It's All In The Price
InBev Acquires Anheuser Busch for US$70 a Share – The Numbers Last week, here at Valuecruncher we looked at the then US$65 a share offer from InBev for Anheuser Busch BUD and came to the conclusion that US$65 a share looked cheap. Our view was that “if...
Foreign Investment in the United States: Reverse Globalization?
John M. Mason submits: Foreign interests have acquired another major American company. Anheuser-Busch BUD has agreed to being purchased by InBev (INBVF.PK), and we see that the relentless march to foreign ownership is proceeding. While the turmoil in the financial markets and the ‘bail-out’ of Fannie Mae and Freddie...
InBev Finally Wins Over Anheuser-Busch with Higher Bid
Money Morning submits: By Jennifer Yousfi In a move that surprised investors, Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.’s BUD board voted to end more than 150 years as a family-controlled company, accepting a $70-per-share bid from Belgium’s InBev NV (INBVF.PK) in a deal that puts a $52...
InBev Buys Bud to Be Top World Brewer
By Philip Blenkinsop and Martinne Geller BRUSSELS/NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Anheuser-Busch accepted a sweetened $52 billion (26 billion pound) takeover bid from Belgium-based InBev, creating the world's largest beer maker and placing an iconic U.S. company into foreign hands. Ending a month-long standoff, InBev, which...
InBev Buys Bud For $52 Bln to Be Top World Brewer
By Philip Blenkinsop and Martinne Geller BRUSSELS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc BUD accepted a sweetened $52 billion takeover bid from Belgium-based InBev NV NV INTB, creating the world's largest beer maker and placing an iconic U.S. company into foreign...
Buffet's Berkshire Buyout Trifecta
Chad Brand submits: Things have not been great lately for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) shareholders. BRK stock has dropped more than 20% since December and large Buffett holdings in the financial services area such as American Express AXP, Wells Fargo WFC, Moody's MCO, and U.S. Bancorp USB...
InBev Finalizes Deal to Buy Anheuser-Busch
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters UK) - U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc BUD agreed to be acquired by Belgium-based InBev NV INTB for $70 per share, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday. Anheuser would have representatives on the board of the combined company, which was...
InBev Finalizes Deal to Buy Anheuser-Busch
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc BUD agreed to be acquired by Belgium-based InBev NV INTB for $70 per share, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday. Anheuser would have representatives on the board of the combined...
Anheuser, InBev Move Closer to Deal
By Jessica Hall and Martinne Geller PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc BUD moved closer to a friendly, $50 billion (25 billion pounds) takeover by Belgium-based InBev NV INTB, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday. An announcement could be made...
Anheuser, InBev Move Closer to Deal
By Jessica Hall and Martinne Geller PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc BUD moved closer to a friendly, $50 billion takeover by Belgium-based InBev NV INTB, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday. An announcement could be made as...
Are American Companies Now Up For Grabs?
Daniel Shepard submits: Inbev, a Belgian brewing company is currently trying to take over Anheuser-Busch BUD at $70 per share or $50 billion dollars. The deal when first announced on June 11th, was for $65 a share. Anheuser-Busch, put up a strong obejction and the potential deal quickly got acrimonius....
Anheuser / InBev: Cooler Heads Prevail
Robert Salomon submits: The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are reporting that InBev (INBVF.PK) agreed to raise its bid for Anheuser Busch BUD to $70 per share (see InBev Raises its Offer, InBev Boosts Offer). This raises the premium offered for AB from about 30% to nearly...
Anheuser Busch: The First Round Is On Bud Shareholders
Ockham Research submits: The saga over InBev’s (INBVF.PK) offer for Anheuser Busch BUD is finally quieting down, and it appears that all it took was more money. We were taken by surprise by the rapid succession of negotiations between the two brewing giants, as companies of this size rarely...
Stocks, Dollar Slide on Latest Credit Crisis Fear
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fear the two largest U.S. mortgage finance companies are in such poor health that they need a government bailout pushed financial markets lower on Friday, although stocks pared losses as officials began to talk of ...
Friendly InBev, Anheuser Deal Seen Soon: Sources
By Martinne Geller and Jessica Hall NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - InBev NV INTB sweetened its takeover offer for rival Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc BUD to $50 billion, finally luring the U.S. brewer into talks over a friendly deal, sources familiar with the situation ...
InBev and Anheuser Seen Holding Deal Talks
By Martinne Geller and Jessica Hall NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters UK) - Anheuser-Busch BUD has finally begun negotiations for a friendly merger with InBev INTB, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, sending shares of both brewers up more than 7 percent. Anheuser, the maker...
Anheuser-Busch Lawsuit Appears Defensive; Friendly Deal Is More Likely
Chad Brand submits: News this week that beer giant Anheuser-Busch BUD was suing InBev (INBVF.PK), claiming that its hostile takeover attempt was illegal, looked surprisingly desperate to me this early in the game. A report out of the New York Times insists that A-B is now in friendly negotiations...
Options Trader: Friday Outlook
Phil Davis submits: Market death or another bottom test? Freddie Mac FRE and Fannie Mae FNM are once again being used to spook the markets but thank goodness for Piper Jaffray, the lone voice of reason in this insanity, who went out on a limb this morning to...
InBev and Anheuser Seen Holding Active Deal Talks
NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - InBev INTB and Anheuser-Busch BUD have begun negotiations for a friendly merger, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. Anheuser-Busch had been a reluctant takeover target, spurning InBev's $46.3 billion (23.4 billion pounds) takeover bid and fighting efforts...
InBev, Anheuser Hold Active Deal Talks: Source
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - InBev NV INTB and Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc BUD have begun active negotiations for a friendly merger, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. Anheuser-Busch had been a reluctant takeover target, spurning InBev's $46.3 billion takeover bid...
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- Incorporated: 1979
- CEO: Mr. August A. Busch IV
Anheuser-Busch Companies is the holding company of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., which is engaged in the beer business. Co.'s beer is primarily sold under brand names including Budweiser, Michelob, Busch, Natural Light, and Natural Ice. As of Dec 31 2007, worldwide sales of Co.'s beer brands aggregated 128.4 million barrels. Additionally, Co. is engaged in the family entertainment industry, primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Busch Entertainment Corporation, which owned nine theme parks as of Dec 31 2006. Also, Co. is engaged in packaging, malt and rice production, international beer, non-beer beverages, real estate development, and transportation services.
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Board of Directors
Mr. Patrick T. Stokes
Chairman
Mr. Vernon R. Loucks Jr.
Ms. Vilma S. Martinez
Mr. William Porter Payne
Mr. Edward E. Whitacre Jr.
Mr. John E. Jacob
Mr. August A. Busch III
Mr. August A. Busch IV
Mr. James R. Jones
Ms. Joyce M. Roché
General Henry Hugh Shelton
Mr. Andrew C. Taylor
Mr. Douglas A. Warner III
Mr. James J. Forese
Contact Information
One Busch Place
St. Louis, MO
314 577-2000
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