Grupo Modelo has put a snag in InBev's Anheuser-Busch deal, claiming it needs to consent to any takeover agreement. Elsewhere, commenting on the deal, a leading analyst has heralded the death knell of family-owned global enterprises.
The family-owned Mexican brewer, in which Anheuser-Busch has a 50% stake, says that under its agreements with the Budweiser brewer, Grupo Modelo has certain rights regarding the potential transaction between InBev and Anheuser-Busch, including the right to consent.
