Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Cleantech Deals Rise - Daily Brief - Portfolio.com
Portfolio.com | 23 days 23 hours 1 minute ago
Venture capital is wading back into cleantech, a new report shows.

Caffeine, Alcohol Drinks Targeted
Wall Street Journal, The | 9 days 3 hours 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at caffeinated alcoholic drinks, saying it will pull them off the market unless manufacturers can prove the beverages are safe to drink.

NOVEMBER 14, 2009 Caffeine, Alcohol Drinks Targeted
Barron's (subscription required) | 8 days 10 hours 43 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at caffeinated alcoholic drinks, saying it will pull them off the market unless manufacturers can prove the beverages are safe to drink.

Is it beer-flavored water or water-flavored beer?
MSNBC | 26 days 9 hours 44 minutes ago
Big brewers battle it out with mass-market ultralight offerings

BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Steady Before Earnings Crush
Wall Street Journal, The | 38 days 22 hours 47 minutes ago
U.S. stock futures held steady Thursday ahead of a gamut of earnings from giants like Citigroup, Nokia and Goldman Sachs and a host of economic releases including inflation and two key regional indexes.

Blackstone Will Use $1.5 Billion in Debt Securities to Finance InBev Deal
Bloomberg | 45 days 15 hours 52 minutes ago
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Blackstone Group LP, the world's biggest buyout firm, will tap as much as $1.5 billion in bank financing with 5- to 7-year maturities to purchase Anheuser- Busch InBev NV's amusement park business, according to a person familiar with the matter.

FDA Targets Drinks With Caffeine, Alcohol
Wall Street Journal, The | 9 days 6 hours 51 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at caffeinated alcoholic drinks, saying it will pull them off the market unless manufacturers can prove the beverages are safe to drink.

2nd UPDATE: BEFORE THE BELL:US Stk Futures Up On Intel, JPM Strength
Wall Street Journal, The | 39 days 19 hours 46 minutes ago
(Updates to add China export data, latest available prices) By Steve Goldstein A surprisingly strong profit and outlook from Intel and much stronger-than-forecast results from J.P. Morgan Chase sent U.S. stock futures rallying and put a 10,000 level on the Dow Jones Industrial Average within reach.

FDA requests proof of safety of alcoholic energy drinks
Los Angeles Times | 8 days 6 hours 47 minutes ago
The agency has been urged to scrutinize the health risks of the caffeine-alcohol mix. 27 beverage makers have been targeted.

FOCUS: Buyout Shops Spurn Europe, Restart Engines In US, Asia
Wall Street Journal, The | 27 days 12 hours 43 minutes ago
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--The world's largest private equity firms are looking outside Europe for acquisitions, choosing instead to shop in the U.S. and Asia, where government cash and rapid growth are fueling a pipeline of deals.

After InBev, PE Firms Salivate Over Potential Kraft-Cadbury Deal
Wall Street Journal, The | 13 days 8 hours 40 minutes ago
Getty Images If Kraft Foods Inc. is successful in its hostile bid for Cadbury PLC â?? or if another buyer emerges â?? the combined company might well put some assets on the block. If it did, it wouldn’t find itself wanting for private equity interest.

Schwarzman, Hands See More Work, Less Money in `Humble' New Buyout World
Bloomberg | 39 days 46 minutes ago
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Private-equity executives said they will have to work harder and may earn less as the industry returns to life from a two-year drought in dealmaking.

Blackstone CEO sees up to 8 IPOs in 'near future'
HotelsMag.com | 39 days 17 hours 51 minutes ago
The head of private equity firm Blackstone Group said Wednesday the industry's worst days have passed as he confirmed plans to sell up to eight companies through initial public offerings "in the near future."

Schwarzman Flags Companies Up for IPOs or Sales; Stimulus Caution
Wall Street Journal, The | 41 days 3 hours 38 minutes ago
Blackstone Group LP plans to sell several of its portfolio companies, both to the public via initial public offerings and to private-equity companies and others, said a person familiar with the situation.

Signs Of Buyout Life Build With Kkr Purchase Of Northrop Unit And Other Deals - Daily Brief - Portfolio.com
Portfolio.com | 13 days 20 hours 58 minutes ago
General Atlantic and KKR will buy a consulting business from Northrop Grumman. It's one of several deals in the past couple of months that show private equity returning to the buyout market, though on a smaller scale than during its hey day.