A Private Equity Push Revealed

Dear Client: It probably goes without saying that all these craft sales aren't totally borne of brewer "pull." There's also a lot of "push" on behalf of the buyers and go-betweens, be they strategic, private equity, or something more creative. Deal advisors are playing matchmaker more aggressively than an old Yenta. Private equity folks are vigorously courting brewers, testing the waters for would-be sellers, who themselves increasingly have varied reasons to make a deal -- from cashing out, to taking