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  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Lex
    Altria: teen-appeal of menthol vapes means Juul is no longer minted Premium content

    Food and Drug Administration ban on sale of company’s e-cigarette products leaves stock looking cheap

  • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
    InterviewPhilip Morris International Inc
    Philip Morris rules out future merger with Altria

    Chief executive Jacek Olczak tells FT that chapter involving fellow tobacco group is ‘closed’

  • Monday, 10 May, 2021
    Executive Pay
    US investors revolt against executive pay in record numbers

    Many backlashes stem from plan changes to ensure bonuses were paid out during pandemic

  • Friday, 17 April, 2020
    Altria chief departs after Juul investment debacle

    Howard Willard, recovering from coronavirus, steps down after 28 years with tobacco group

  • Friday, 3 April, 2020
    Due Diligence
    America’s bankers: Uncle Sam picks his advisers Premium content

    Boutique Wall Street banks to oversee government aid for airline and aerospace industries

  • Thursday, 2 April, 2020
    US agency sues to unwind Altria’s $12.8bn Juul investment

    FTC alleges tobacco group and e-cigarette maker went from ‘competitors to collaborators’

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    Juul Labs
    Juul investors face writedowns after Altria decision

    Fidelity and Tiger Global have already cut value of stakes but may cut again

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Altria slashes value of Juul stake and loosens ties

    Tobacco group takes $4.1bn writedown and ends distribution deal with e-cigarette maker

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    LexTobacco
    Altria/Juul: coughing up Premium content

    Until the smoke clears on the vaping regulatory front the pain is unlikely to ease

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    Altria writes down Juul investment by $4.5bn

    Tobacco group’s decision comes amid increased concern about health effects of vaping

  • Friday, 27 September, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Regulators should not snuff out vaping industry

    Research shows e-cigarettes are a powerful weapon against smoking

  • Friday, 27 September, 2019
    News in-depthJuul Labs
    The new Juul chief sent to ‘douse fire’ of vaping crisis

    Tobacco veteran KC Crosthwaite must guide e-cigarette brand through public health storm

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
    News in-depthJuul Labs
    Changes at the top of Juul Labs give tobacco veterans upper hand

    E-cigarette start-up faces legal hurdles as it grapples with backlash over vaping

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
    Simon Samuels
    Just say no to destructive mergers and acquisitions

    The collapse of PMI-Altria talks is a rare bright spot amid dealmaking juggernaut

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
    Due Diligence
    Tobacco burns: a $200bn merger collapses and a CEO is ousted Premium content

    Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
    LexMergers & Acquisitions
    PMI/Altria: the vape escape  Premium content

    Souring taste of Juul cuts appetite for deal 

  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
    E-cigarette crackdown prompts shake-up in tobacco sector

    Juul ousts CEO and suspends US ads as Philip Morris International and Altria end $200bn merger talks

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    Health sector
    Trump considers ban on flavoured e-cigarettes

    Health officials have increased scrutiny of vaping after lung illnesses and deaths

  • Friday, 30 August, 2019
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Altria/PMI: the resilience of Big Tobacco

    The lasting value of the two Marlboro makers has surprised and dismayed public health advocates

  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2019
    Philip Morris International Inc
    Investor doubts put $200bn Philip Morris-Altria merger at risk

    Ambitions to combine the companies behind the Marlboro brand raise concerns on Wall Street

  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2019
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Philip Morris in talks with Altria to create $200bn tobacco group

    Move to recombine comes a decade after companies split into US and international arms

  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2019
    News in-depthTobacco
    Philip Morris and Altria gamble on post-cigarette future

    Tobacco companies face challenge in convincing investors of merits of $200bn deal

  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2019
    LexPhilip Morris International Inc
    Philip Morris/Altria: smokin’ Premium content

    The case for re-unification lies in the push for tobacco alternatives

  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2019
    Tobacco
    FDA approves sale of Philip Morris IQOS heated tobacco devices

    Decision will boost company’s push into ‘reduced risk’ products as cigarettes fall out of favour

  • Monday, 22 April, 2019
    Juul Labs
    Juul believes deal with Altria will hasten tobacco’s demise

    Vaping company’s UK chief says he had reservations about tie-up with Marlboro maker

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