Source: Mark Sutter, TRIAD BUSINESS JOURNAL, 6/10/15


When the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 in late May to give its blessing to the merger between Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc., one of its key findings was that — by requiring the merged company to divest of certain brands and facilities to Imperial Tobacco — a “sufficient” competitive balance would be maintained within the tobacco industry.

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