RNDC, Breakthru Kill Merger

Dear Client: After more than a year of merger negotiations, Breakthru Beverage Group and Republic National Distributing Co. are calling it quits. The two jointly announced this morning that the proposed merger has been terminated and the related Hart-Scott-Rodino filing with the Federal Trade Commission has been withdrawn. Why? The two companies decided to call off the merger after a protracted review by the FTC, per the joint statement.   "Drawing strength from RNDC's robust market position and positive outlook, we