Monsanto, Bayer Officials Defend Proposed $66 Billion Merger Posted by Matt HopkinsSeptember 21, 2016
Merger Mania Posted by Marc Antonelli|September 16, 2016 Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj discuss this week’s mega-ag mergers of Bayer and Monsanto and Potash and […]
New Era of Leadership in Ag Retail: Eight Executives Driving Innovation and Impact By Matt Hopkins|June 3, 2026
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Monsanto Ends Up Being A Bargain For Bayer Posted by Matt Hopkins|September 16, 2016 History will say Bayer got a bargain in its $66 billion purchase of Monsanto, writes David Nicklaus, St. Louis […]
Bayer, Monsanto CEOs Discuss Merger Posted by Matt Hopkins|September 15, 2016 Werner Baumann, Bayer CEO, and Hugh Grant, Monsanto CEO, discuss why they decided to merge their companies.
NY Times: Bayer-Monsanto a Bad Deal for Farmers Posted by Matthew J. Grassi|September 15, 2016 Via NY Times: Don Halcomb, a 63-year-old farmer in Adairville, KY, is expecting his profit to vanish this […]
Bayer-Monsanto Merger Creates New Global Ag Giant By Eric Sfiligoj|September 14, 2016 During the whole of 2016, many of the companies that do business in the agricultural industry have concluded […]
Bayer-Monsanto Mega-Merger: 6 Things You Need To Know By Matt Hopkins|September 14, 2016 Mega mergers have become almost routine in the agricultural industry. Right on the heels of Monday’s news that fertilizer […]
Bayer, Monsanto Merging To Create A Global Leader In Agriculture Posted by Matt Hopkins|September 14, 2016 Bayer and Monsanto have announced that they signed a definitive merger agreement under which Bayer will acquire Monsanto […]
Agrium, Potash Corp To Merge To Create $36 Billion Company Posted by Matt Hopkins|September 12, 2016 Canada’s Agrium Inc. and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc. have agreed to combine in a deal that would […]
Bayer Ups The Ante On Monsanto Offer Posted by Matt Hopkins|September 6, 2016 Bayer AG says talks with Monsanto Co. have advanced, and it is now willing to offer more than […]
Could a Monsanto-Bayer Union Be 2 Weeks from Fruition? Posted by Matt Hopkins|August 24, 2016 Via STLToday.com (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch): Merger talks between Monsanto Co. and Bayer AG are advancing after a […]
CPS Acquires Texas Retail Operation Posted by Matthew J. Grassi|August 23, 2016 Crop Production Services (CPS) has acquired the assets of Larry’s Chemical and Spray, Inc., for an undisclosed amount […]
ChemChina, Syngenta Receive Clearance From CFIUS Posted by Matt Hopkins|August 22, 2016 China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) and Syngenta have announced that the companies have received clearance on their proposed transaction […]
DowDuPont Update: EU Takes Closer Look at Merger Posted by Matthew J. Grassi|August 12, 2016 Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. face months of haggling with European Union antitrust regulators who opened an […]
Bloomberg: Syngenta-Chem China Deal on Track for Regulatory Approval Posted by Matthew J. Grassi|July 25, 2016 Syngenta AG, which has agreed to be taken over by China National Chemical Corp. for $43 billion, said […]
DuPont, Dow Shareholders Approve Merger Posted by Matthew J. Grassi|July 21, 2016 DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company announced that, at their respective special meetings of stockholders held today, stockholders […]
Report: Bayer Shareholder Proposes Monsanto ‘Hostile Takeover’ Posted by Matt Hopkins|July 20, 2016 One of Bayer AG’s top 20 shareholders said Wednesday it may make sense for the life-science company to […]
The Latest Monsanto Rumors: A Game Of Tones By Eric Sfiligoj|July 18, 2016 When companies are engaged in the back-and-forth of the acquisition game, the tone of their various announcements is […]
Bayer Makes New Offer For Monsanto Posted by Matt Hopkins|July 14, 2016 Bayer AG boosted its takeover offer for Monsanto Co. to about $65 billion in a bid to overcome […]
Agrium To Acquire Cargill’s U.S. Ag Retail Business Posted by Matt Hopkins|July 7, 2016 Agrium Inc. has announced a binding purchase agreement between its Crop Production Services (CPS) and Cargill AgHorizons for the […]
