Two major mergers in agricultural technology and seeds could hurt competition in the industry and make it harder for smaller companies to compete, Senator Charles Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee...
UBS’s Grafstein Says M&A Being Spurred by Slow Economic Growth
Deal activity in the U.S., while down from last year, still has tailwinds as companies seek ways to expand amid sluggish economic growth, said Larry Grafstein, UBS Group AG’s co-head of mergers and acquisitions in the...
China’s Banks Help Finance $157 Billion M&A Spree
Chinese banks are increasing their clout in financing international mergers and acquisitions. The nation’s lenders were mandated lead arrangers on $19.9 billion of global syndicated loans for M&A this year, raising...
In China M&A, Cash Is King
China’s hunger for overseas assets has been a big windfall for its domestic banks, thanks to their ability to provide cheap financing. But the nation’s lenders will likely find a ceiling to their ambitions...
Wanda’s Wang Heads for Record M&A Year With $16 Billion in Deals
Billionaire Wang Jianlin is headed for a record year of mergers and acquisitions as the Chinese tycoon seeks to build an entertainment empire that could challenge Walt Disney Co. by the end of the decade. Wang’s AMC...
Israel’s Adama says makes progress towards Sanonda merger
Adama Agricultural Solutions said on Sunday a possible merger with smaller Chinese rival Sanonda, first announced last year, could be completed in the first half of 2017. Sanonda is a subsidiary of China National...
Deal-Hungry Chinese Buyers Hit a Wall After Record M&A Spree
Chinese companies have gone big game hunting this year. Yet that record run is threatened by a rising set of challenges — not to mention the Brexit shock. It took less than six months for the volume of announced...
Monsanto Due Diligence Looms as Next Step in Bayer Deal Push
First came the initial bid, then the rejection. Now, the next step in Bayer AG’s quest to buy Monsanto Co. and create the world’s largest agricultural company is likely to hinge on whether the U.S. seed giant will agree...
Monsanto to form sorghum joint venture with private company
U.S. seed and agrochemicals company Monsanto Co said on Thursday it is selling its U.S. sorghum production assets to Remington Holding Co LLC and will roll its sorghum breeding business into a joint venture with the...
Total readies sale of German chemicals maker Atotech
French oil and gas producer Total has begun preparations for the sale of its specialty chemicals and equipment division Atotech, which may be valued at about 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), sources said. Total said in...
Anbang’s Starwood retreat is setback for China’s M&A campaign
Anbang Insurance Group Co’s unexpected withdrawal this week of its $14 billion offer to buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc is a wider blow to the unprecedented drive by Chinese companies to acquire...
Big Money Gets On China’s Lifeboats
After a $1 trillion river of capital flowed out of China during 2015, the government has been working furiously to avert a flood. There was a clampdown on offshore purchases of insurance policies, and restrictions on...