WSJ: ABI Nearing Deal for Modelo

June 25, 2012Dear Client:Anheuser-Busch Inbev is nearing a deal to buy the 50% of Grupo Modelo that it doesn't already own, says the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, sourcing people "familiar with the matter." The cost: an estimated $10 billion. Yes, ten billion for half, "though an exact price and deal terms couldn't be learned," says the Journal. Timing is also "uncertain" but could come as early as this week. But, as we all know, talks could break down at