Crystal Crop Protection, backed by South Asia-focused private equity fund Everstone Capital, has agreed to acquire the specialty chemical manufacturing business of the world’s largest chemicals firm, SolvayBSE 0...
Mahindra forays into sprayers biz by acquiring stake in MITRA
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today said it has forayed into the sprayers business by acquiring 26 percent stake in Maharashtra-based Agri tech firm MITRA. Under the transaction, which is expected to close by next...
EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further
Bayer’s (BAYGn.DE) quest to win regulatory approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto (MON.N) ran into further delays on Monday as European Union antitrust investigators extended their investigation by five working...
Bayer confident of Monsanto acquisition
German chemicals giant BayerBSE -2.12 % is confident of its acquisition of US-based MonsantoBSE -1.47 %, as it awaits approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to go ahead with the $66 billion merger, a...
CCI sees Bayer-Monsanto deal impacting competition, starts public scrutiny
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched a public scrutiny of the finer details of the proposed $66 billion Bayer-Monsanto deal, as it feels that prima facie the deal has, or likely to have an major...
Potash Corp, Agrium win final approval to merge, forming Nutrien
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc (POT.TO) and Agrium Inc (AGU.TO) have received final regulatory clearance to merge, forming a new company to be known as Nutrien, the two firms said on Wednesday. The two Canadian...
Coromandel to acquire Bio-Pesticides business of EID Parry for Rs 338 crore
Coromandel International, India’s second largest phosphatic fertiliser player with interests in fertilisers, crop protection, specialty nutrients, organic fertilisers, has signed a term sheet to acquire the Bio...
EU regulators to warn Bayer about Monsanto bid: source
EU antitrust regulators are set to warn Bayer its planned purchase of U.S. seed maker Monsanto may hurt competition, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday, a move that would force Bayer to offer concessions...
Clariant open to M&A deals as it deals with activist: CEO
Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant (CLN.S) is open to making fresh acquisitions as it deals with activist investor White Tale, its biggest shareholder, Chief Executive Hariolf Kottmann said in an interview with a...
Yara buys Vale fertilizer complex in Brazil for $255 million
Norway’s Yara International ASA (YAR.OL), a global producer and distributor of fertilizers, has reached an agreement to buy Vale SA’s (VALE5.SA) fertilizer complex in Cubatão, Brazil, for $255 million in cash, the...
Merged fertilizer firm Nutrien eyes U.S. farm suppliers as cash pile builds
Nutrien, the company to be formed from the merger of Agrium Inc (AGU.TO) and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (POT.TO), plans to expand its U.S. farm supply network and return cash to shareholders, Agrium Chief Executive...
AkzoNobel India to sell specialty chemicals biz for Rs 320 crore
Paints and coatings firm AkzoNobel India today said it will sell its specialty chemicals business as a going concern to an affiliate of the AkzoNobel Group for Rs 320 crore. The transaction is subject to...
