
Beer deals top $35 billion year-to-date
So far this year, brewers have announced 45 acquisitions worth $35.6 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, against $27.8 billion in all of 2011. That included the second-largest beer deal in a decade when Anheuser-Busch InBev NV said it would purchase the remaining share of Mexican partner Grupo Modelo SAB for $20.2 billion.
via The Journal Gazette.
Breweries: A-B InBev