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Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create ag giant

By diane-bartz, Ludwig Burger May 29, 2018

Frankfurt/Washington | Reuters — Bayer won U.S. approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto after agreeing to sell about US$9 billion in assets, clearing a major hurdle for the US$62.5 billion deal that will create by far the largest seeds and pesticides maker. Makan Delrahim, who heads the U.S. Justice Department’s (DoJ) antitrust division, said […] Read more

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Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

By Patricia Weiss, GFM Network News May 26, 2018

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 behind the deal, despite higher […] Read more

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EU nations back ban on all outdoor neonic use

By philip-blenkinsop April 27, 2018

Brussels | Reuters — European Union countries backed a proposal on Friday to ban all use outdoors of insecticides known as neonicotinoids that studies have shown can harm bees. The ban, championed by environmental activists, covers the use of three active substances — imidacloprid, developed by Bayer CropScience; clothianidin, developed by Takeda Chemical Industries and […] Read more

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BASF set to pick up Bayer’s Poncho, ILeVO treatments

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 27, 2018

Bayer’s seed treatments Poncho and ILeVO could soon have a new owner, as part of another deal with fellow German chemical firm BASF. BASF, which last October agreed to buy several Bayer CropScience assets including its global glufosinate-ammonium herbicide business and LibertyLink trait, announced another 1.7 billion-euro (C$2.65 billion) deal Thursday for an additional package […] Read more

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Germany moving ahead with plans to restrict glyphosate

By Reuters April 17, 2018

Berlin | Reuters — German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner on Tuesday said she was finalizing a draft regulation to end use of glyphosate herbicide in household gardens, parks and sports facilities, and to set “massive” limits for its use in agriculture. The chemical, made by Monsanto, is at the centre of a heated debate in […] Read more

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Singapore firm hikes Bayer stake in share sale

By Ludwig Burger April 16, 2018

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 it would issue shares with […] Read more

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Bayer to sell digital farming business to BASF

By Ludwig Burger April 11, 2018

Frankfurt | Reuters — Germany’s Bayer plans to sell its digital farming business to BASF as part of changes to concessions it has offered to win over antitrust regulators for its proposed takeover of Monsanto . Bayer, which had previously only agreed to grant a licence to competitors, said on Wednesday that as part of […] Read more

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Bayer gets U.S. approval to buy Monsanto: report

By Reuters April 9, 2018

Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer has reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Department for antitrust approval for its US$62.5 billion bid to acquire Monsanto by agreeing to sell additional assets, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Justice Department reached an agreement in principle with the two companies in recent days, […] Read more

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Bayer wins EU approval for Monsanto buy

By Foo Yun Chee March 21, 2018

Brussels | Reuters — German conglomerate Bayer won EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its US$62.5 billion buy of U.S. peer Monsanto, the latest in a trio of mega-mergers that will reshape the agrochemicals industry. The tie-up is set to create a company with control of more than a quarter of the world’s seed and […] Read more

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China conditionally approves Bayer’s Monsanto deal

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 13, 2018

Beijing | Reuters — Bayer on Tuesday secured conditional approval from China’s commerce ministry for its planned acquisition of the world No. 1 seed company Monsanto, chalking up a victory in an onerous struggle to win over watchdogs across the globe. The ministry also ordered the German drug and crop chemicals maker to spin off […] Read more

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Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create ag giant

Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

EU nations back ban on all outdoor neonic use

BASF set to pick up Bayer’s Poncho, ILeVO treatments

Germany moving ahead with plans to restrict glyphosate

Singapore firm hikes Bayer stake in share sale

Bayer to sell digital farming business to BASF

Bayer gets U.S. approval to buy Monsanto: report

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