Quality Beverage Sues Constellation for ‘Holding Up’ Sale to Martignetti

Dear Client: The proposed sale of Massachusetts beer distributor Quality Beverage to top New England wine and spirits wholesaler Martignetti was expected to close this summer [see BBD 04-05-2023].  But, as detailed in a contract lawsuit filed against Constellation (one of Quality’s biggest suppliers) this week, we now know why the deal hasn’t closed: Constellation has refused to give the green light.  It’s an issue BBD predicted might surface right after the deal was announced this spring, so we polled