Mergers and Acquisitions

BAT Agrees to Pay $49B to Take Full Control of Reynolds

British American Tobacco and Reynolds American said they have agreed to a sweetened offer of $49.4 billion from BAT for the 57.8% of Reynolds that it doesn't already own, creating the world's largest listed tobacco company by revenue and market value.

BAT Agrees to Pay $49B to Take Full Control of Reynolds

British American Tobacco and Reynolds American said they have agreed to a sweetened offer of $49.4 billion from BAT for the 57.8% of Reynolds that it doesn't already own, creating the world's largest listed tobacco company by revenue and market value.

Bayer, Monsanto CEOs Meet With Trump, Argue Merger Would Create U.S. Jobs

The chief executive officers of German chemical giant Bayer AG and U.S. seed behemoth Monsanto (NYSE:MON), Werner Baumann and Hugh Grant, are in New York pressing their case with President-elect Donald Trump to approve the massive merger between the two entities and to tout the creation of U.S. jobs if the deal goes through, people with direct knowledge of the matter tell the FOX Business Network.

Bayer, Monsanto CEOs Meet With Trump, Argue Merger Would Create U.S. Jobs

The chief executive officers of German chemical giant Bayer AG and U.S. seed behemoth Monsanto (NYSE:MON), Werner Baumann and Hugh Grant, are in New York pressing their case with President-elect Donald Trump to approve the massive merger between the two entities and to tout the creation of U.S. jobs if the deal goes through, people with direct knowledge of the matter tell the FOX Business Network.