Philip Morris International is in talks to merge with Altria in a deal that would reunite the global and domestic US makers of Marlboro and create the world’s largest tobacco group with a market value of nearly $200bn.
PMI said on Tuesday it was considering an all-share combination that would put it back together with Altria, 11 years after they were separated to shield PMI from a slowing US cigarette market as well as the threat of regulation and litigation.
However, investors gave the prospect of a deal a frosty reception, sending shares in both companies lower in afternoon trading in New York.
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