Martignetti to Acquire West/Central Mass A-B House Girardi

Dear Client: Large, New England/Massachusetts-based wine, spirits and (more recently) beer wholesaler Martignetti Companies has been acquisitive lately, and just announced another deal – an agreement to buy Anheuser-Busch/Constellation house Girardi Distributors, a fourth-generation-owned wholesaler which services Western and Central Massachusetts. The transaction is expected to close this fall.  “This acquisition extends Martignetti’s total beverage alcohol strategy to represent beer, wine, spirits and alternative product categories to its customer base across New England,” per announcement. Martignetti is the sixth largest