Tom Jacobs

Status Report: Anheuser-Busch - InBev

Well, unlike the author, I am a shareholder and would gain much by the 30+% premium the offer represents to the company's value without it. Like Hershey, Bud continues to drag along under the direction of its corporate patricians. I think a little more efficiency in running the firm would be a good thing. Instead of a good return on investment I can look forward to Bud overpaying for Modelo and driving its price well below what it was pre-offer just to keep the Busch family in power - what good does that do for shareholders?