Martignetti Acquiring a Top New England Beer Wholesaler, Quality Beverage

Dear Client:     News is breaking as we speak that New England's top wine and spirits wholesaler (indeed, the number six wine and spirits wholesaler in the nation) is acquiring one of the area's largest beer wholesalers, Massachusetts-based A-B/Constellation house, Quality Beverage, subject of course to supplier and regulatory approval. Partners are being notified now.  Indeed, Martignetti just announced it has "entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Quality Beverage, L.P., in Massachusetts." The acquiring company operates across Massachusetts, Rhode