Insights and Stories on Bayer

Monsanto shareholders back Bayer deal

Dec. 13, 2016 at 7:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– Shareholders of U.S. seeds and agrochemicals company Monsanto approved the company’s US$66 billion acquisition by Bayer on Tuesday, a deal that still requires regulatory approval to close as expected in late 2017. Increased research and development spending by the combined companies and plans to develop a […]

First soy seed treatment cleared against SDS

Nov. 15, 2016 at 2:52 pm CST

By Staff

ChemChina reported ready for concessions to clinch Syngenta deal

Oct. 25, 2016 at 1:40 pm CDT

By Chen Aizhu Michael Shields

Monsanto surprises with adjusted profit as expenses drop

Oct. 5, 2016 at 11:45 am CDT

By Karl Plume

Agricultural merger mania fuels fears among small seed sellers

Sep. 26, 2016 at 8:20 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. lawmakers skeptical of ag chemical, seed merger wave

Sep. 20, 2016 at 5:41 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers expressed concern on Tuesday over a wave of mergers among companies that sell farmers their seeds, herbicides and insecticides, worrying that the deals could lead to higher prices and less innovation at a time of dropping farm incomes. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from […]

By diane-bartz

Bayer betting billions farmers will back linked-up supplies

Sep. 16, 2016 at 12:46 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer’s US$66 billion purchase of Monsanto amounts to a long-term bet that farmers will grow to trust combinations of seeds and pesticides rather than continue to pick from ranges of separate products. In the short term, the German drugs and chemicals firm hopes to benefit from […]

By Ludwig Burger

Bayer clinches Monsanto with raised US$66 billion bid

Sep. 14, 2016 at 10:28 am CDT

New York/Frankfurt | Reuters — German drugs and crop chemicals company Bayer has won over U.S. seeds firm Monsanto with an improved takeover offer of US$66 billion including debt, ending months of wrangling after increasing its bid for a third time. The $128 a share deal announced on Wednesday, up […]

By greg-roumeliotis Ludwig Burger

Bayer sweetens Monsanto bid as talks enter final stretch

Sep. 6, 2016 at 1:50 am CDT

Reuters — German pharmaceutical and crops manufacturer Bayer said on Monday that its negotiations with Monsanto had advanced, and that it was now willing to offer more than US$65 billion to acquire the world’s largest seeds company. Bayer’s announcement came as the gap in price expectations between the two companies […]

By greg-roumeliotis Ludwig Burger

U.S. watchdog clears ChemChina’s takeover of Syngenta

Aug. 22, 2016 at 6:06 pm CDT

Zurich | Reuters — A U.S. regulator has cleared ChemChina’s US$43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, the companies said Monday, boosting chances that the largest foreign acquisition ever by a Chinese company will go through. The decision should remove significant uncertainty over whether the acquisition of […]

By Reuters