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Washington - The Dutch beer maker Heineken is close to acquiring Mexico's Fomento Economico Mexicano SA (Femsa) brewery, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday on its online edition.
Both groups are at the closing stage of negotiations and the deal could be worth between $7.5bn and $8bn, sources close to the dealmaking told the daily.
An agreement could be concluded this week, they added.
A deal between Femsa, Latin America's biggest brewery, and Heineken would come as a surprise since South Africa's SABMiller PLC was considered top bidder for the Mexican brewer, the daily said.
- AFP