A Tale of Two Documents

As we know, InBev got clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice to purchase Anheuser-Busch, but only if it finds a third party to buy Labatt USA. But what wasn't immediately apparent is how the Justice Department went about getting to this conclusion.InBev lawyers (and ultimately also A-B lawyers) were presented with two legal documents. The first was a lawsuit that the DOJ was willing to file against InBev and A-B, seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the acquisition due