JT Group to Buy US Cigarette Maker Vector for $2.4 Billion
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JT Group agreed to buy discount cigarette maker Vector Group Ltd. for about $2.4 billion to expand in the US, changing tack after war closed off its path for growth in Russia.
The Japanese tobacco company plans to acquire all of Miami-based Vector for $15 a share, according to a statement Wednesday. The purchase price represents a 7.2% premium to Vector’s closing price on Tuesday in New York.