The person said the deal would be contingent on the closing of a proposed merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI.BR) and SABMiller that would create a company making almost a third of the world’s beer. Molson Coors has been widely expected to make a bid for SABMiller’s 58 percent stake in the joint venture known as MillerCoors LLC. MillerCoors sells brands such as Coors Light, Miller Lite and Blue Moon in the United States.