CBA Announces Intent to Enter Partnership with Appalachian Mountain

Dear Client: In what's possibly the first strategic partnership between two publicly traded craft brewing companies, Craft Brew Alliance has just announced it's signed a letter of intent to form a "strategic partnership" with Boone, North Carolina based Appalachian Mountain Brewery. Under the terms, the two publicly traded companies will reportedly "explore potential opportunities to drive business growth and shareholder value through sharing resources in key strategic areas including, but not limited to, brewing, purchasing, distribution, and sales."The prospective partnership