Pursuits

Beer Drinkers Sue to Stop AB InBev's $110 Billion SABMiller Deal

  • Say combining two biggest brewers would create monopoly
  • Consumers can expect higher prices and bad beer, they say
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Beer drinkers sued to block Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s $110 billion SABMiller Plc takeover, saying the deal would force them to pay more for lower quality.

The acquisition by the world’s largest brewer of the second biggest would create a monopoly in the beer market in violation of U.S. antitrust law, the beer drinkers contend.