Global Beer Merger Betwenn InBev, SABMiller Gets Approval To Move Forward

Published July 21, 2016 at 1:34 PM EDT

Budweiser beer cans are seen at a concession stand at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Florida. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Two of the biggest beer companies in the world are getting closer to merging. Belgian-based Anheuser-Busch InBev received clearance from the United States Justice Department to take over London-based SABMiller, as long as it meets some specific conditions.

Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with Curt Nickisch of the Harvard Business Review about the merger.

Guest

Curt Nickisch, senior editor at Harvard Business Review. He tweets @CurtNickisch.

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