Philip Morris sweetens buyout offer for Swedish Match

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(Reuters) – Marlboro cigarettes-maker Philip Morris International Inc (NYSE:PM) on Thursday raised its buyout offer for Swedish Match AB to SEK 116 per share.

Philip Morris had offered SEK 106 a share for Swedish Match in May, for a total deal value of about $16 billion at the time.