Dentons advises purchasers on Imperial Brand´s cigars business acquisition

Dentons has advised the Private Equity purchasers on the acquisition of Imperial Brands’ hand-rolled cigars business for £1.1 billion

Nicholas Plant and Jesús Durán (Dentons) and Hermenegildo Altozano (Bird & Bird) have advised the Private Equity purchasers on the acquisition of Imperial Brands’ hand-rolled cigars business for £1.1 billion.

The acquisition includes the brands Cohiba, Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta. The business has operations in 150 countries.

The transaction was led by Nicholas Plant (pictured right), co-leader of Dentons’ global private equity practice. Jesús Durán (pictured left) advised on Spanish law matters and Hermenegildo Altozano (pictured centre) advised on Cuban law matters.