M&A Deal Summary

British American Tobacco Acquires Winnington AB

On January 24, 2017, British American Tobacco acquired consumer products company Winnington AB

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is British American Tobacco’s 8th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is British American Tobacco’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-24
Target Winnington AB
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) British American Tobacco
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Winnington AB

Hökerum, Sweden
Winnington AB is a manufacturer of tobacco products

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

British American Tobacco

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Consumer Products
Employees48,989
Revenue 25.9B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

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


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 8 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: Sweden M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-17 Reynolds American

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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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