TOKYO -- Japan Tobacco will not hesitate to pursue new merger and acquisition deals after it acquires Liggett Group parent Vector Group, the fourth-largest cigarette company in the U.S., JT Chief Financial Officer Hiromasa Furukawa told Nikkei.
Group aims to balance growth and shareholder returns

Japan Tobacco announced in August that it would acquire U.S. cigarette maker Vector Group. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
TOKYO -- Japan Tobacco will not hesitate to pursue new merger and acquisition deals after it acquires Liggett Group parent Vector Group, the fourth-largest cigarette company in the U.S., JT Chief Financial Officer Hiromasa Furukawa told Nikkei.