(Reuters) - Camel cigarettes maker Reynolds American Inc said it would buy rival Lorillard Inc in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $27.4 billion, including net debt.
Reynolds offered $68.88 per LORILLARD (LO.NY)share, representing a premium of 2.5 percent to Lorillard's Monday closing.
Reynolds also said it would sell its KOOL, Salem, Winston, Maverick and blu eCigs brands and other assets to Imperial Tobacco Group
(Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in Bangalore; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)