DOJ Closes Devils Backbone Deal Investigation

Dear Client:Earlier this year we reported that the DOJ was investigating Anheuser Busch's acquisition of Virginia-based Devils Backbone. Not surprising -- ABI had been on a craft shopping spree even as it dealt with regulatory checks on the road to cement MegaBrew. Today, the DOJ issued statement announcing closure of that investigation, "in light of distribution relief" outlined in the ABI/SABMiller deal settlement.FUTURE SCRUTINY PROMISED. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Juan Arteaga of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division wrote in an