Anheuser-Busch (BUD) sues InBev, what's next?

InBev has repeatedly proclaimed it has "fully committed" financing to fund its proposed acquisition of Anheuser-Busch. Given the current state of the credit markets, no group of lenders would unconditionally agree to loan InBev the $40 billion it will need. [...]

InBev has also made false and misleading statements about its purported plans for operating Anheuser-Busch after the proposed acquisition. [...] (here A-B claims the impossibility of this given InBev's Cuban operations).

InBev's scheme was conducted through the dissemination of false and/or misleading statements. [...]

To achieve its ultimate goal – the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch – InBev crafted a strategy that had as its first step the dissemination of rumors to the financial press and the investing public concerning its interest in Anheuser-Busch [...]

It's interesting to compare the two recently rejected offers Wall Street so hoped would go though. While on the Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) - Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) deal only investors and shareholders have opined -- and taken action -- so far, politicians have deemed it appropriate to speak their mind on the Anheuser-Busch - InBev deal given the Budweiser's brand being so American.

Still, one can't help but note the similarities between the two; most on Wall Street agree both are good deals but both are opposed by the controlling family and/or founders. One has to question at what point reasons other than what's best for the company cloud their judgment. Well, if Icahn and InBev have it their way, both boards, along with their founders, will be ousted and replaced. Then we'll see if Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) can be caught on internet search and if InBev has meant what it said. In the meantime, it's at least interesting.