The Federal Trade Commission today issued a complaint charging that Pernod Ricard's proposed $9 billion acquisition of Swedish spirits company Vin & Sprit (V&S) would be anticompetitive and in violation of U.S. antitrust laws because it would effectively combine the two most popular brands of "super-premium" vodka sold nationwide, Absolut and Stolichnaya. To eliminate the … Continue reading "FTC Approves V&S Buyout Under Certain Conditions"