Anheuser strikes back at suitor

Budweiser brewer rejects takeover
Anheuser Busch, the brewer best known for Budweiser, rejects a takeover offer from rival brewer InBev.

Aer Lingus rejects Ryanair offer
Irish airline Aer Lingus rejects a hostile 750m euro takeover bid from its rival Ryanair.

BG pulls out of Origin approach
UK gas producer BG Group ends its hostile £6.3bn takeover bid for rival Australian energy firm Origin.

German tyre firm succumbs to bid
Tyre maker Continental agrees that suitor Schaeffler can buy up to half the company after it ups its offer.

Australia's Origin scorns BG bid
Australia's Origin urges shareholders to reject a 13.8bn Australian dollar takeover bid from UK rival BG Group.