The business world welcomed news of Pfizer’s plans to acquire Allergen in a $160 billion deal.1. The merger not only represents the biggest pharmaceutical merger of all time, but is also viewed as an indication that the business world is back on its feet as deal activity is surpassing all pre-recession metrics.2. While many positives…
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH AND SABMILLER APPROACH A MERGER DEAL
After weeks of tense negotiations and a very public standoff between the two companies, Anheuser-Busch InBev has finally managed to convince SABMiller PLC to accept their takeover bid of $104.2 billion dollars (approximately $68 per share), meaning they are poised to “dominate much of the world’s beer market.”1 Negotiations stretched over weeks between officers of…