- Altadis
Infobox_Company
company_name = Altadis, SA
company_
company_type = Wholly-owned subsidiary
foundation =1999
location =Madrid ,Spain
key_people = Jean-Dominique Comolli (Chairman of the Board), Robert Dyrbus (CEO)
num_employees = 28,817
revenue = € 4.112 billion (2005)
industry =Tobacco , logistics
owner =Imperial Tobacco
products = Tobacco, distribution of tobacco and non-tobacco products
homepage = [http://www.altadis.com/ www.altadis.com]Altadis is a multinational purveyor and manufacturer of
cigarette s,tobacco andcigar s. Altadis is the result of a 1999 merger betweenTabacalera , the former Spanish tobacco monopoly andSEITA , the former French tobaccomonopoly . The company was acquired byImperial Tobacco in February 2008.cite news
title = Altadis to be delisted Feb 25 - bourse
publisher =Forbes
work =AFX News
date =22 February 2008
accessdate = 2008-02-26
url = http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/02/22/afx4685031.html]Company overview
Western
Europe ’s third largest cigarette manufacturer, Altadis produces and sells blond, regular and dark cigarettes. Its major markets include theUnited States , Spain and France. It also sells a range of prestigeCuba nbrand s, thanks to its acquisition of a 50% interest inHabanos SA in 2000. Altadis also purchasedConsolidated Cigar Corporation in the United States. Consolidated Cigar was a large purveyor of cigars such as the Dominican made Romeo y Julieta andMontecristo . In 2003, Altadis acquired 800-JR Cigar, Inc., one of the largest cigar retailers in the United States.Cigarettes
Blond tobacco
*Anfa
*BZ (Balkanskaia Zvezde)
*Brooklyn
*Colt
*Ducados Rubio
*Fine
*Fortuna
*Fox
*Gauloises Blondes
*Iris
*Marquise
*News
*Nobel
*Popularne
*Prima
*Royale
*Smart
*Spike
*ZK (Golden Ring)Black Tobacco
*
Gitanes
*Habanos
*Casa Sports
*BN
*DucadosRolling Tobacco
*Amsterdamer
*Kennings
*GauloisesCigars
Premium
*Don Diego
*Flor de Copan
*H. Upmann
*José Piedra
*Longshamp
*Montecristo
*Pleiades
*Quintero
*Romeo y Julieta
*Santa Damiana
*VegaFinaPopular
*Antonio y Cleopatra
*Backwoods
*Ducados Cigarros
*Dutch Masters
*Dux
*Entrefinos
*Entrefinos
*Farias
*Fleur de Savane
*Guantanamera
*Havanitos
*Niñas
*Phillie
*Picaduros
*Tampa NuggetLogistic
*
Logista - [http://www.logista.es Logista]
**Nacex - [http://www.nacex.es Nacex]
**Integra2 - [http://www.integra2.es Integra2]
**Logesta - [http://www.logesta.com Logesta]
**Logi Rest - [http://www.logirest.es Logi Rest]
**Logista Libros
**Logista Publicaciones
**Logistadis - [http://www.logistadis.com Logistadis]
**Logista Pharma
*Logista France - [http://www.logistafrance.fr Logista France]
**Altadis Distribution France
*Logista Portugal - [http://www.logista.pt Logista Portugal]
*Logista Italia andEtinera - [http://www.logista.it Logista Italia]
*Régie des Tabacs - [http://www.regie-tabacs.com Altadis Maroc (before Régie des Tabacs)]
*Rouge Papier - [http://www.rougepapier.fr Rouge Papier]
*Nordipa - [http://www.nordipa.fr/ Nordipa]
*LPM Promodern - [http://www.promodern.com LPM Promodern]In
2004 , Altadis Group economic sales rose 3.9% to euro 3.518 million with a staff of 27 500 people.Takeover by Imperial
On
18 July 2007 , the board of Altadis backed a €16.2 billion offer for the company byImperial Tobacco . [Cite news
last = Bland
first = Ben
coauthors = Harrington, Ben
title = Imperial secures Altadis with £11bn bid
publisher =The Daily Telegraph
date =18 July 2007
accessdate = 2007-07-18
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/07/18/bcnaltadis118a.xml] The acquisition was cleared by the Spanish stock market regulator on 7 November 2007, paving the way for the creation of the world's fourth largest tobacco company. [Cite news
title = Spain's stock market commission okays Imperial bid for Altadis
publisher =Agence France Presse
date =7 November 2007
accessdate = 2007-11-08
url = http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iklT7D-P1vGjAAoBTX5aeWaSYxYQ] The offer period for Altadis' shares expired on 18 January 2008, [Cite news
title = Imperial extends Altadis offer period
publisher =Reuters
date =8 January 2008
accessdate = 2008-01-19
url = http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSL0867355720080108] after which the company was removed from theIBEX 35 index. [cite web
date=10 January ,2008
accessdate=2008-01-19
title=Notice from the Technical Advisory Committee of the IBEX Indices concerning Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. and Altadis, S.A.
url=http://www.sbolsas.com/ing/ficheros/documentos/comiteasesor/AC01-08en.pdf
publisher=Sociedad de Bolsas|format=PDF] The acquisition was completed on25 February ,2008 with the delisting of Altadis from theBolsa de Madrid .References
External links
* [http://www.altadis.com/ Altadis]
* [http://www.logista.es/ Logista]
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