Tata ChemicalsNSE -0.82 % today said it has completed the sale of its Haldia fertiliser unit in West Bengal and the trading business to Netherlands-based Indorama Holdings BV for Rs 872.84 crore. In a regulatory filing...
Bayer gets nod to buy Monsanto for $66 bn, form largest agrochemical firm
Bayer AG won US antitrust approval for its $66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co., clearing the last major regulatory hurdle to forming the world’s biggest seed and agricultural-chemicals provider after a nearly two-year...
CCI approves $66 bn Bayer-Monsanto merger, but with host of riders
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the mega merger of Bayer AG with Monsanto, albeit with certain conditions. CCI’s approval of the $66 billion deal, proposed in September 2016, will make the...
Bayer reaches deal with U.S. for approval to buy Monsanto – WSJ
The U.S. Justice Department will allow German drugs and pesticides group Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) to acquire Monsanto Co (MON.N) in a $62.5 billion deal, after the companies agreed to sell more assets to win antitrust...
Tata Chemicals to acquire Allied Silica for Rs 123 crore
Tata ChemicalsNSE -0.07 % today said it has signed a pact with Allied Silica Limited to acquire its precipitated silica business for Rs 123 crore on a slump sale basis. The deal is expected to be closed within three...
Bayer clears EU hurdle for $62.5-bn takeover of Monsanto with BASF sale
German conglomerate Bayer won EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for it’s $62.5 billion buys of US peer Monsanto, the last of a trio of mega-mergers that will reshape the agrochemicals industry. The tie-up is set...
Bayer faces U.S. antitrust hurdles for Monsanto merger: Bloomberg
Bayer AG’s plan to win antitrust approval to buy U.S. seeds supplier Monsanto Co has not satisfied U.S. officials, who are worried the $62.5 billion merger could hurt competition, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Shares...
BASF in talks to buy Bayer’s vegetable seeds business: sources
German chemicals maker BASF (BASFn.DE) is in talks with drugmaker Bayer (BAYGn.DE) to buy its vegetable seeds business, which is valued at around 1.5 billion euros ($1.85 billion) including debt, two people familiar...
Bayer to win EU approval for $62.5 billion Monsanto deal, say reports
German drug and crop chemicals maker Bayer is set to win conditional European Union antitrust approval for its $62.5 billion bid for world No. 1 seed company Monsanto, two people familiar with the matter said on...
Crystal completes acquisition of Cytec India facility
Crystal Crop Protection said on Monday it has completed the acquisition of speciality chemical manufacturing facility of Cytec India, a unit of Belgian chemical major Solvay SA. The facility is located on around 10...
Yara to focus on integration, improvement rather than M&A – CEO
Norwegian fertiliser-maker Yara International is focusing on integrating recent acquisitions in India and Brazil, rather than doing more deals, Chief Executive Svein Tore Holsether told Reuters on Thursday. “Our focus...
Brazilian antitrust agency approves Bayer-Monsanto tie-up
Brazilian antitrust agency Cade on Wednesday approved Bayer AG’s proposed takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto Co without requiring further asset sales beyond a global proposal announced last October. Cade’s...
