Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances

Using the information on these articles, plus others that you will identify on your own and reference in your posts, address the following:

What do you think is Anheuser-Busch InBev’s strategic logic behind this acquisition? What do you think its advantages and disadvantages are? Use the material from chapter 9 and prior chapters of our textbook in your answer.
What advantages and disadvantages does the proposed acquisition present for the distributors and consumers of both companies’ products?
What do you think of the US antitrust authorities challenging this takeover? What do you think of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s proposed concessions to allow the deal to proceed? What do you think of the final deal reached between Anheuser-Busch and the Department of Justice?
Tell the class about an acquisition or merger that was ultimately blocked by US antitrust authorities.

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