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British American Tobacco Actually Buying Reynolds For Real This Time, For $49 Billion

It looks like the end of a months-long, will they-won’t they saga is finally drawing to a close: North-Carolina based R.J. Reynolds American has finally agreed to let British American Tobacco buy out the remaining part of the company it doesn’t already own for $49 billion. [More]

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Report: Reynolds Rejects British American Tobacco’s $47B Takeover Offer

Last month, British American Tobacco offered $47 billion to purchase the roughly 42% stake of R.J. Reynolds American that it didn’t already own. Now, the London-based company’s dream of creating the world’s largest tobacco company has been dashed. [More]