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.
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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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

British American Tobacco

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Consumer Products
Employees46,725
Revenue 27.3B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

British American Tobacco is a manufacturer, distributior, and seller of tobacco products. British American Tobacco was founded in 1902 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Consumer Products) 7 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 7
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-29 Ten Motives

Sandbach, United Kingdom

Ten Motives Ltd. is an e-cigarette business with particular strength in traditional grocery and convenience channels.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-24 Winnington AB

Hökerum, Sweden

Winnington AB is a manufacturer of tobacco products

Buy -