Mergers and Acquisitions

Bayer-Monsanto's $66B Deal Roils Regulators and Now Politicians

Bayer AG’s $66 billion purchase of Monsanto (NYSE:MON) is facing a nearly unprecedented wall of regulatory and political scrutiny that investors and analysts believe will eventually kill the biggest merger of 2016, the FOX Business Network has learned.

Reuters: Monsanto Board to Decide on Sale to Bayer on Tuesday

The board of U.S. seed market leader Monsanto Co is set to meet on Tuesday to decide whether to approve a sale to Germany's Bayer AG for more than $65 billion after more than four months of negotiations, people familiar with the matter said.

Reuters: Monsanto Board to Decide on Sale to Bayer on Tuesday

The board of U.S. seed market leader Monsanto Co is set to meet on Tuesday to decide whether to approve a sale to Germany's Bayer AG for more than $65 billion after more than four months of negotiations, people familiar with the matter said.