The chief executive of U.S. seed giant Monsanto Co. remains confident in the company’s planned sale to German pharmaceutical conglomerate Bayer AG, which he said would help boost U.S. investment in agricultural technology. The deal, which would rank as the largest-ever takeover of a U.S. company by a German one, is moving toward… Read More »
By Ben Dummett European companies look set to be attractive takeover targets in 2017. But some deal makers are concerned about the impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s perceived protectionist leanings and Britain’sEuropean Union exit. “I think [deal] volume will not be meaningfully different than what we have seen this year,” said Wilhelm… Read More »
By Jacob Bunge The chief executive of U.S. seed giant Monsanto Co. remains confident in the company’s planned sale to German pharmaceutical conglomerate Bayer AG, which he said would help boost U.S. investment in agricultural technology. The deal, which would rank as the largest-ever takeover of a U.S. company by a German one,… Read More »