Femsa and Interbrew Looking to Settle

Femsa and Interbrew may settle the lawsuit this week seeking to block Interbrew's transfer of N. American assets to AmBev as part of the InterbrewAmbev combination.In a May 11 letter to U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Batts in New York, lawyers for both sides requested that she delay her ruling until May 21st, to give them time to negotiate a possible settlement.The two companies "have made sufficient progress" and "expect that this matter can be settled relatively promptly," Femsa lawyer