Lindt had net cash of Sfr724 million ($812.7 million) at year-end. Lindt will finance the deal through cash and bank loans, though Tanner wouldn't split out the financing. "It is not difficult for us to get the financing done," said Tanner. "Money is not expensive these days." The company's shares in Zurich were up Sfr84, or 1.9%, at Sfr4,587 by early afternoon. The company has a market value of about Sfr11.9 billion. In the statement, Russell Stover President and CEO Thomas S. Ward noted that Lindt will keep the U.S. company's headquarters in Kansas City and had demonstrated "a clear commitment to continuity and local manufacturing." Separately, Lindt said on Monday that first-half sales rose 6% to Sfr1.2 billion as it confirmed its full-year targets for organic sales growth of between 6% and 8% and an increase in its Ebit margin of between 20 and 40 basis points. Credit Suisse Group's Jens Welter and Marco Superina advised Lindt.