It's merger mayhem this week on The Deal Calendar. The Deal's Mary Kathleen Flynn and Suzanne Stevens discuss the next steps of the most talked about deals for the week of June 16 -20, 2008. Here a summary:
* After two weeks InBev SA has offered a $65 dollars-a-share bid for Anheuser-Busch Cos.
* On Monday June 16th, Electronic Art Inc.'s offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. expires.
* Also on Monday June 16th, Lehman Brothers announces finalized earnings. What will CEO Dick Fuld's next move be?
* On Tuesday, June 17th, the European Commission will announce the decision on Staple Inc.'s â¬3.1 billion ($4.8 billion) purchase of Corporate Express NV.
* This week The Deal releases TechConfidential's Special Report on its brand new NewsWeekly site, with interactive features.