SABMiller and InBev seal one of largest M&A deals ever
(AGI) London, Oct 13 - SABMiller, the world's second-largestbeer producer, announced on Thursday it had accepted the new 96billion euro purchase offer by Anheuser-Busch InBev, thesector's number one beermaker worldwide. SABMiller had refusedits rival's fourth offer last week, judging it too low, andsubsequently accepted the last bid, as it contained slightlybetter economic conditions: price per share was raised from43.50 to 44 dollars, a 50 percent premium to SAB's share pricea month ago. The two boards reached an agreement after InBevthreatened to launch a hostile takeover and turn directly tothe shareholders.