⁍ Justice Department said on Friday it approved Anheuser-Bush’s ABI.BR plan to buy the shares of Craft Brew Alliance that it does not already own.

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⁍ The $220 million deal, which was announced in November, was approved on condition the companies sell Craft Brew Alliance’s Kona brand beer.

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⁍ Anheuser-Busch owned 31.2% of CBA before the deal was announced, and also distributed many of CBA’s brands.

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– The Justice Department has approved Anheuser-Busch’s purchase of the Craft Brew Alliance, maker of Kona beer, Reuters reports. The $220 million deal, announced in November, was approved on condition the companies sell Craft Brew Alliance’s Kona brand beer. The Portland-based CBA’s other brands include Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Cisco Brewers, Redhook Brewery and Widmer Brothers Brewing. Anheuser-Busch owned 31.2% of CBA before the deal was announced, and also distributed many of CBA’s brands.