InBev Seals $52bn Deal with Anheuser; BHP to Give Details on Rio Takeover Bid

November 19, 2008

For the 500+ Posse List members who worked on these transactions:

InBev completed its $52bn purchase of Anheuser-Busch on Tuesday, making it the world’s largest brewer and marking a rare victory for jittery dealmakers and investors as other proposed merger transactions continue to fall apart.  BHP Billiton will outline in the next two weeks which iron ore mines it could sell or spin off to win European Commission approval for its $62bn hostile takeover of rival Rio Tinto.

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