AB InBev Swallows Mexican Grupo Modelo

摘要

Multinational brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) hasncompleted a US$20.1bn purchase of leading Mexican brewer GruponModelo. With the recent expiration of its tender offer for outstandingnshares in the company, AB InBev has tightened its grip on thenlucrative Mexican beer market. With the country's growth story increasingly dynamic, the deal has the potential to counter flatteningngroup volumes, which dipped by 4.1% y-o-y in Q113.