M&A Deal Summary

British American Tobacco Acquires Reynolds American

On January 17, 2017, British American Tobacco acquired consumer products company Reynolds American for 49.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights

This is British American Tobacco’s 7th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
This is British American Tobacco’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is British American Tobacco’s 1st transaction in the United States.
This is British American Tobacco’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date	2017-01-17
Target	Reynolds American
Sector	Consumer Products
Buyer(s)	British American Tobacco
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	49.4B USD

Target

Reynolds American

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Entrance to Reynolds American's corporate headquarters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Reynolds American Inc is a holding company focused on tobacco products. Its principal subsidiaries include the second largest tobacco company in the United States, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; the second largest smokeless tobacco products manufacturer in the United States, American Snuff Company, LLC, referred to as American Snuff Co.; the manufacturer of the leading super-premium cigarette brand, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., referred to as SFNTC; R. J. Reynolds Vapor Company, referred to as RJR Vapor, a manufacturer and marketer of digital vapor cigarettes in the United States.

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