Is the Monster Beverage & Constellation Brands Merger Going to Happen?

Why do I feel like the Monster Beverage and Constellation Brands merger reports resembles a famous early 1800s French erotic painting? How’s that for an odd introduction? Stay with me though because it will make more sense by the end of this episode. Last week, reports surfaced from Bloomberg that Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST), the maker of Monster Energy drinks, is exploring a business merger with beer, wine, and spirits brand portfolio Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ). This is a pretty wild business combination when you consider that both beverage CPG brand portfolios each have current market capitalizations of more than $40 billion. It’s like the Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group mega beverage merger from 2018, but by a likely multiple of three times larger. While these Monster Beverage Corporation and Constellation Brands talks are not anywhere near finalized (or even official) and may not even end in any full merger or asset deal, I thought it would be fun to dissect its parts and get a deeper understanding of why these two beverage giants would even consider a deal. FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaschallmba TWITTER - https://www.twitter.com/joshua_schall INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/joshua_schall FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/jschallconsulting MEDIUM - https://www.medium.com/@joshuaschall