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(Reuters) – Marlboro maker Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:PM) is planning to raise its offer for Swedish Match AB, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The tobacco giant has also agreed to pay $2.7 billion to recoup the U.S. rights for its IQOS heated tobacco products from Altria Group (NYSE:MO) Inc, the report added.
