Insights and Stories on Acquisitions

Kansas City Southern accepts new CN bid over CP’s

May. 13, 2021 at 3:49 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. railway operator Kansas City Southern said Thursday it had accepted Canadian National Railway’s $33.6 billion acquisition offer, upending a $29 billion deal with its competitor Canadian Pacific Railway. The development, first reported by Reuters, gives CP five business days to make a new offer for Kansas City […]

Canadian cannabis retailers poised to merge

Aug. 22, 2020 at 3:57 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. investor to buy Prairie canola ‘streaming’ firm

Aug. 12, 2020 at 11:30 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Cannabis industry readies for M+A after COVID-19 boosts weed demand

Aug. 11, 2020 at 6:43 pm CDT

By Shariq Khan

ADM says to focus on organic growth after acquisitions

Nov. 13, 2019 at 11:07 am CST

By Reuters

Grain trade regional tie-ups seen more likely over mega-deals

Mar. 25, 2019 at 8:00 pm CDT

Paris | Reuters — The agricultural trading industry can expect more consolidation at a regional level in an effort to improve margins, but big deals between global merchants are becoming more difficult, Louis Dreyfus’ CEO said. Merchants have been grappling with lower profits from sourcing and shipping commodities such as […]

By Reuters

Input Capital to consider company sale, merger, cannabis

Feb. 27, 2019 at 12:14 pm CST

Possible options including a sale, merger or moving into the cannabis business are now on the table for “commodity streaming” canola firm Input Capital Corp. Regina-based Input, which trades publicly on the TSX Venture Exchange, announced Wednesday its board has launched a “comprehensive review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder […]

By GFM Staff

Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

May. 25, 2018 at 9:31 pm CDT

Bonn | Reuters — Bayer said positive synergy effects from the planned takeover of U.S. seeds and chemical firm Monsanto would be about US$300 million below its previous target because it will sell more businesses than initially expected to get antitrust approval. Bayer CEO Werner Baumann again threw his weight […]

By Patricia Weiss

Singapore firm hikes Bayer stake in share sale

Apr. 16, 2018 at 7:27 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — German drugmaker Bayer is raising three billion euros (C$4.67 billion) toward its planned US$62.5 billion takeover of seed and chemical firm Monsanto by selling a 3.6 per cent stake to Singapore’s state investment company Temasek. Bayer said it had struck a deal with Temasek under which […]

By Ludwig Burger

Arysta plans market expansion in Western Canada

Apr. 6, 2018 at 8:22 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Arysta LifeScience, a crop chemical company known in Western Canada for its line of Everest products, now wants to become a household name for Prairie farmers. Platform Specialty Products, Arysta’s parent company, last Aug. 24 announced plans to separate its agricultural solutions and performance solutions segments. Platform […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

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