Chinese buyers keen to continue 2016’s rapid dealmaking under a Donald Trump presidency are being given one piece of advice: Wait and see. Bankers and lawyers are already counseling some Chinese clients to hit the pause...
Bayer-Monsanto Deal: Creating an Agriculture Powerhouse
Sealing the biggest global M&A deal of this year, Bayer will buy US-based Monsanto for $66 billion including debt to create the world’s biggest supplier of seeds and pesticides company. The two companies will have a...
U S states join Dow-DuPont merger probe: Sources
U S state attorneys general have joined a federal antitrust probe of the planned merger between DuPont and Dow Chemical Co , according to three people familiar with the matter, heightening risks to a deal that could...
How China’s Dealmakers Pulled Off a $207 Billion Global Spree
When a Chinese home-appliance company announced a plan in May to become the largest shareholder in one of Germany’s most advanced robot manufacturers, the backlash was immediate. German politicians and European...
Monsanto Talked to Three Other Companies Before Bayer Deal
Monsanto Co. talked to three other companies about potential transactions in the months leading up to its agreement to be acquired by Bayer AG for $65.7 billion, the largest ever agricultural takeover. Details of the...
Sinochem unit says has no knowledge of merger with ChemChina
Sinochem International Corp (600500.SS), a unit of state-owned Sinochem Group, said on Monday it has received no information regarding a proposed merger of its parent company with rival ChemChina. The two state-owned...
China Planning Merger of Sinochem, ChemChina
China is planning to merge Sinochem Group and China National Chemical Corp. as the government continues its overhaul of state-owned enterprises, according to a person familiar with the matter. Details of the deal, which...
Agricultural merger mania fuels fears among small seed sellers
The U.S. Justice Department is looking into concerns that global consolidation among major seed and agricultural chemical companies may squeeze supplies of the building blocks for widely used genetically modified seeds...
Blame Bad Timing: Potash-Agrium Deal Seen Facing Scrutiny
It’s unlikely to be easy sailing when Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. take their plans to combine and become the world’s top fertilizer company in front of regulators. The blame lies with the timing...
Bayer nears acquisition of Monsanto – sources
Chemicals and healthcare group Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) is poised to announce the acquisition of U.S. seeds company Monsanto Co (MON.N) on Wednesday for more than $66 billion, clinching the biggest deal of the year, people...
Bayer increases Monsanto bid again as takeover talks advance
Bayer AG sweetened its takeover bid for Monsanto Co. a second time as the German chemical company said it’s in advanced talks to snare the US seed giant in what would be the largest agriculture-related takeover. Bayer...
Bayer, Monsanto said to move closer to deal as talks advance
New York/London: Negotiations between Bayer AG and Monsanto Co. are advancing toward a deal after the companies made progress on issues including the purchase price and termination fee, people familiar with the matter...