Stella Artois

Pictures of a can of Stella Artois and a ham sandwich shared on the Encrochat phones helped trap the pair.

After weeks of public grandstanding and private haggling, the biggest consumer-products takeover in history was ultimately decided by a handful of men in a tiny brick house on a one-lane street in London.

British brewer SABMiller announced on Tuesday it had agreed a takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest beer producer, in a deal worth about $109 billion (71 billion pounds or 96 billion euros).

Anheuser-Busch InBev raised its takeover offer for SABMiller on Monday, as the world's largest brewer tries to win over its smaller rival to the idea of creating a giant that would make nearly a third of the world's beer.

SABMiller, the world's second largest brewer, has promptly rejected an improved takeover proposal from Anheuser-Busch InBev, saying its 68 billion-pound ($104 billion) valuation was "very substantially" under par.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, announced on Wednesday an improved 68-billion-pound (92 billion euros or $103 billion) takeover offer for British rival SABMiller.

The first round of the Stella Artois tennis championship from Queen's Club in London produced several early upsets on Monday.

Top seed Lleyton Hewitt and Britain's Tim Henman, seeded three, both made it through top the last 16 of the$860,000 dollar Stella Artois Championships.

Andy Roddick beat newly crowned world number one Andre Agassi to reach the final of the Stella Artois Championship.

Andre Agassi celebrated his 1,000th professional match by beating Australia's Peter Luczak in the 2nd round of the Stella Artois Championship.

Pictures of a can of Stella Artois and a ham sandwich shared on the Encrochat phones helped trap the pair.

After weeks of public grandstanding and private haggling, the biggest consumer-products takeover in history was ultimately decided by a handful of men in a tiny brick house on a one-lane street in London.

British brewer SABMiller announced on Tuesday it had agreed a takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest beer producer, in a deal worth about $109 billion (71 billion pounds or 96 billion euros).

Anheuser-Busch InBev raised its takeover offer for SABMiller on Monday, as the world's largest brewer tries to win over its smaller rival to the idea of creating a giant that would make nearly a third of the world's beer.

SABMiller, the world's second largest brewer, has promptly rejected an improved takeover proposal from Anheuser-Busch InBev, saying its 68 billion-pound ($104 billion) valuation was "very substantially" under par.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, announced on Wednesday an improved 68-billion-pound (92 billion euros or $103 billion) takeover offer for British rival SABMiller.

The first round of the Stella Artois tennis championship from Queen's Club in London produced several early upsets on Monday.

Top seed Lleyton Hewitt and Britain's Tim Henman, seeded three, both made it through top the last 16 of the$860,000 dollar Stella Artois Championships.

Andy Roddick beat newly crowned world number one Andre Agassi to reach the final of the Stella Artois Championship.

Andre Agassi celebrated his 1,000th professional match by beating Australia's Peter Luczak in the 2nd round of the Stella Artois Championship.