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Done Deal For General

Posted: Friday, June 18, 2004

By David Savona

Today, General Cigar Co. acquired U.S. Cigar Sales Inc. General, based in New York City, makes some of the best-known premium cigar brands sold in the United States, including Macanudo and Partagas. U.S. Cigar Sales, of Tampa, Florida, is the maker of Astral, Helix and other brands. General acquired U.S. Cigar Sales from Swedish Match North America Inc., which acquired U.S. Cigar Sales from its former parent, UST Inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Swedish Match AB, the parent company of Swedish Match North America, owns 64 percent of General.

General and U.S. Cigar Sales own cigar factories in Honduras and the Dominican Republic.

For the complete story on this deal, see the June 29 issue of Cigar Insider Online.

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