date:Feb 01, 2013
On Jan. 31, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Washington, D.C., filed a civil antitrust lawsuit challenging Leuven, Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBevs (AB InBev) proposed acquisition of total ownership and control of Grupo Modelo, Mexico City. On June 29, 2012, AB InBev announced an agreement under which it would acquire the remaining stake in Grupo Modelo for $20.1 billion. Tangentially, Constellation Brands Inc., Victor, N.Y., which in a joint venture with Grupo Modelo currently owns 50 p