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Bayer to phase out Monsanto brand name post closing of deal on 7 June
04 Jun 2018
German agro-chemicals giant Bayer AG plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on 7 June, becoming its sole shareholder in a blockbuster $66-billion deal
US regulator approves $62.5 bn Bayer-Monsanto merger
10 Apr 2018
While economists say there is a strong likelihood of market abuse when four companies control 45 per cent of the market, the move by the US department of justice will allow one company to control 77 per cent of all seed corn, 69 per cent of all seed traits and 58-97 per cent of the markets in cotton, soybeans, and canola
Monsanto shareholders approve $66-bn acquisition by Bayer
14 Dec 2016
A deal would create a company commanding more than a quarter of the combined world market for seeds and pesticides
Bayer buys Monsanto for $66-bn to create a crop sciences giant
14 Sep 2016
The combination is expected to create significant synergies, leading to annual returns of approximately $1.5 billion after the third year, with additional synergies from integrated solutions in future years
Bayer raises offer for Monsanto to $127.50 a share as talks advance
06 Sep 2016
A successful deal would be Bayer's biggest since it paid €17 billion in 2006 to buy German multinational pharmaceutical company Schering AG, and also the largest-ever German takeover of a foreign company
Bayer raises takeover offer for Monsanto to $64 bn
15 Jul 2016
German drug and crop chemical group Bayer AG on Thursday raised its takeover bid for Monsanto Co by $2 billion in order to pressurise the US seed company to engage in talks
Mallya to quit as chairman of Bayer CropScience
22 Jun 2016
Monsanto rejects Bayer’s $62-bn bid, says offer inadequate
25 May 2016
Monsanto, the world's largest seed company said its board has unanimously rejected Bayer AG's $62-billion acquisition bid as "incomplete and financially inadequate", adding it was willing to negotiate further
Bayer confirms making preliminary buyout offer for US rival Monsanto
20 May 2016
Bayer disclosed that its executives had recently met with executives of Monsanto to privately discuss a negotiated acquisition of Monsanto
Bayer courts Monsanto with preliminary buyout offer
19 May 2016
A successful deal would create a company with $68 billion in annual sales, nearly 28 per cent of the world's pesticides market share and about 36 per cent of US corn seeds and 28 per cent of soybean seeds
Bayer explores potential bid for Monsanto Co
13 May 2016
Monsanto eyes Bayer’s CropScience unit
21 Mar 2016
Bayer offers to swap cash and animal health unit for Merck's consumer healthcare
30 Apr 2014
German healthcare major Bayer AG has offered to swap its animal health unit and also pay some cash in exchange for Merck & Co's consumer healthcare business
Bayer mulls selling plastics unit worth $10.8 bn
28 Apr 2014
With sales of €11.5 billion, Bayer MaterialScience is one of the world’s largest producers of polymers and high-performance plastics.
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