{"id":49042,"date":"2024-08-22T15:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=49042"},"modified":"2024-08-22T15:29:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:29:34","slug":"florida-headquartered-vector-group-sells-to-toyko-based-company-for-2-4-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/22\/florida-headquartered-vector-group-sells-to-toyko-based-company-for-2-4-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida-Headquartered Vector Group Sells To Toyko-Based Company For $2.4 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tobacco_plants_in_rows;_Clover,_VA;_2013-07-14.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2OZk9a_0v6OV8ET00\" alt=\"https:\/\/img.particlenews.com\/image.php?url=2OZk9a_0v6OV8ET00\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida has had some large business exchanges in August of 2024 &#8211; one of which was with companies outside of the United States. I&#8217;ve written about $121\u00a0million\u00a0worth of farmland being sold in Ocala, Lee Vista Promenade being sold to a Canadian group for $68.5\u00a0million, and Cheney Brothers food distributing selling for $2.1\u00a0billion. And now, Florida&#8217;s Vector Group has agreed to be acquired by a Toyko-based company for over $2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Vector Group<\/strong>: This firm serves as a holding company for Liggett Group LLC and Vector Tobacco Inc. It is headquartered in South Florida, but it also has an office in New York and tobacco operations in North Carolina. The company\u00a0manufactures\u00a0cigarettes and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol \u201cVGR.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employees of the company rate it highly on Indeed, where it earns\u00a04.2\u00a0out of 5 stars. Reviewers said the Vector Group was a good place to work and gain\u00a0experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Recent Sale<\/strong>: In late August of 2024, The Vector Group agreed to be acquired by Toyko-based JT Group in a deal with a valuation of $<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/southflorida\/news\/2024\/08\/21\/jt-group-to-acquire-vector-group.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2.4<\/a>\u00a0billion. In 2023, the company had net sales of $1.42\u00a0billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vector Group President and CEO Howard M. Lorber shared that the sale will benefit both employees and shareholders,\u00a0explaining, in part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&#8230;This transaction delivers significant value to Vector Group stockholders and creates opportunities for our employees, who will become part of a leading global organization&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida has had some large business exchanges in August of 2024 &#8211; one of which was with companies outside of the United States. 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