Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco.[citation needed] The city company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is a publicly listed Company on Nasdaq Copenhagen.
In 2011, Scandinavian Tobacco Group acquired Lane Limited, a US-based manufacturer and brand owner of pipe-tobacco, fine-cut tobacco and machine-made cigars, from Reynolds American Inc. Through the acquisition of Lane, the company gained ownership of Captain Black (pipe tobacco and cigar), Bugler (fine-cut tobacco), Winchester (cigars) and other smaller brands.