Brito & Co. Speak to Analysts

Dear Client:At A-B's capital markets open house for analysts at the St. Louis brewery yesterday (all day, starting at 6:45am and ending at 9pm with a few breaks, prompting one analyst to quip, "These people mean business.") Brito started with a recap of how challenging the deal was to close on A-B with "significant macroeconomic headwinds", debt markets "basically closed", "significant skepticism about AB InBev's ability to deliver on commitments," and a "heavy debt burden on AB Inbev." Did they