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| Bayer Shares Drop on Monsanto Deal Fears | -9 | None | Last Thursday, when Bayer confirmed it had approached Monsanto, shares closed more than 8% lower. At 1420 GMT, Bayer shares were down 4.57% at €85.45. Bayer said it would issue up to $15.4 billion in new shares and will finance the remainder of the $62 billion offer with debt. ENLARGE Bayer’s offer for Monsanto would considerably the German company’s ratio of net debt to earnings. Bayer doesn’t need shareholder approval for the capital increase and the new shares will be issued to new and existing Bayer shareholders. | BAYN.BE | {"Eyk Henning Wsj Com","Eyk Henning"} | 66 |
| Bayer’s $62 Billion Monsanto Bid Raises Alarm on Final Price | -14 | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 | Monsanto shares posted muted gains, rising 4.9 percent to $106.45 in New York trading, signaling that investors remain skeptical about the deal. Cigna shares closed 22 percent below the offer price on the day the deal was announced. Watch Next: Bayer CEO Baumann on Monsanto Takeover BidBayer CEO Baumann on Monsanto $62 Billion Takeover Bid“The disclosed price is at top end of the limit and just about works out,” said Markus Manns, who oversees almost $300 million at Union Investment GmbH, including Bayer shares. A similar multiple means Bayer would need to offer $145 a share for Monsanto, he wrote then. The German company on Monday said it had told Monsanto it’s willing to pay $122 a share in cash. | BAYN.BE | {"Johannes Koch"} | 67 |
| Bayer defies critics with $62 billion Monsanto offer | -11 | 2016-05-23 22:43:45+00 | With German rival BASF SE also looking into a possible tie-up with Monsanto, Bayer has moved to avoid being left behind. The unsolicited proposal would be the largest all-cash takeover on record, according to Thomson Reuters data, just ahead of InBev’s $60.4 billion offer for Anheuser-Busch in June 2008. Seven of Monsanto's top 20 investors declined to comment about Bayer's offer when contacted by Reuters. But analysts say Bayer might still have to pay more to persuade Monsanto and its shareholders to sell up. ChemChina is buying Switzerland's Syngenta for $43 billion after Syngenta rejected a bid from Monsanto, while Dow and DuPont are forging a $130 billion business. | BAYN.BE | {"Ludwig Burger","Georgina Prodhan"} | 68 |
| Bayer Sued Over Alleged Hidden Risks of Mirena Contraceptive | -23 | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 | Bayer AG was sued over claims the German drugmaker failed to provide disclosures and warnings regarding the health risks associated with its popular contraceptive Mirena. The case is Prendergast v. Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp., 13-00450, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) “Bayer has not yet seen this suit but the company will vigorously defend itself against claims regarding Mirena,” Rosemarie Yancosek, a spokeswoman for Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, said in an e-mailed statement. More than 15 million women worldwide use the product, including more than 2 million in the U.S., Prendergast said in the complaint. Prendergast required surgery to remove the device after complications, according to her complaint. | BAYN.BE | {"Sophia Pearson"} | 498 |
| Monsanto Name Hated by Anti-GMO Forces May Vanish in Bayer Deal | -9 | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 | Bayer AG’s proposed $62 billion purchase of seed maker Monsanto Co. could mean the end of one of the most derided names in corporate history. Monsanto, based in St. Louis, garnered a “poor” rating in Harris Poll’s 2015 study of America’s most loved and hated companies. Bayer no longer uses the Schering AG name after buying the company for about $22 billion in 2006. As it has with earlier takeovers, Bayer would probably abandon the target’s brand name should the deal go through, according to a person familiar with the matter. Monsanto has sold genetically modified seeds for two decades, making it a lightning rod for activists who say the technology carries potential health risks. | BAYN.BE | {"Aaron Kirchfeld","Phil Serafino","Phil Serafino Aaron Kirchfeld"} | 708 |
| Award Given to Writer Fined for Racism Sparks Furor in Hungary | -10 | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 | You will now receive the Technology newsletter Pursuits What to eat, drink, wear and drive – in real life and your dreams. You will now receive the Markets newsletter Technology Insights into what you'll be paying for, downloading and plugging in tomorrow and 10 years from now. You will now receive the Pursuits newsletter Game Plan The school, work and life hacks you need to get ahead. The recipients who returned their awards included academics, writers and actors, according to a list compiled by news website 444.hu. You will now receive the Politics newsletter Markets The most important market news of the day. | BAYN.BE | {"More Stories Edith Balazs","Edith Balazs"} | 1129 |
| Investors approve $57 billion mega-merger of Monsanto and Bayer | -16 | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 | MERGERSMonsanto investors approve Bayer dealMonsanto Co. shareholders on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $57 billion merger with Bayer, a deal that would combine two of the world’s biggest agricultural companies. The settlement calls for ConAgra to pay $11.2 million, including an $8 million fine that the Justice Department calls unprecedented. Preliminary results showed that 99 percent of all votes cast favored the merger announced in September, Monsanto said. Shareholders will receive $128 per share in cash at the closing of the merger, which must receive regulatory approval. A ConAgra executive pleaded guilty Tuesday on behalf of the company to a misdemeanor charge of shipping adulterated food. | BAYN.BE | {} | 1148 |
| David Einhorn Robin Hood Bayer and Monsanto Presentations | -16 | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 | Bayer is worth about 73 billion Euros with an Enterprise value of 104 billion Euros. In September, management increased its estimates of annual peak sales from 3.5 billion Euros to over 5 billion. The Bayer crop science business has some of the best elements of the pharma business. Since May, expectations in pharma have improved and most everything else is unchanged, but the stock trades with a big penalty for the possible Monsanto deal. In September, management increased its estimates for annual peak sales from 1.5 billion Euros to over 2.5 billion and the market yawned about this, too. | BAYN.BE | {"Prashanth Perumal","Linette Lopez"} | 1155 |
| 'Scottish optimist' at Monsanto helm battles Bayer takeover bid and protests | -28 | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 | Bayer in talks to buy GM food company Monsanto Read moreLast month, one such attempt hit a roadblock when Monsanto dropped its long pursuit of the Swiss seed and pesticide maker Syngenta, losing to ChemChina. Now it is battling an unsolicited multibillion-dollar takeover from the German chemicals company Bayer that would create the dominant force in the world’s food supply. Grant told investors that Monsanto was better off alone. No, not the famously charming Four Weddings and a Funeral actor, but the far more controversial self-described “Scottish optimist” who is chairman and chief executive of US agrochemical company Monsanto, AKA “the most evil company in the world”. But, analysts say, Grant had left the firm vulnerable to a takeover itself. | BAYN.BE | {"Rupert Neate"} | 1156 |
| Bayer's $66bn takeover bid of Monsanto called a 'marriage made in hell' | -22 | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 | The proposed deal, the biggest corporate takeover deal so far this year, follows a wave of consolidation in the seeds and agriculture industry and has raised concerns among politicians, scientists, regulators, farmers and activists who called the deal a “marriage made in hell”. Campaigners promised further protests, which have already been held around the world since Bayer made its first approach for Monsanto in May. Adrian Bebb (@AdrianBebb) Bayer-Monsanto takeover a 'marriage made in hell'. Because of the difficulties expected in getting the deal through, Bayer has agreed to pay Monsanto $2bn if the tie-up falls apart because of competition concerns. Friends of the Earth described the takeover, which will see Bayer pay $128 per share – a 44% premium on Monsanto’s share price before the proposed deal was first revealed in May, as a “marriage made in hell”. | BAYN.BE | {"Rupert Neate"} | 1157 |
| Bayer Makes Move For Monsanto In Global Agrichemicals Shakeout | -10 | 2016-05-19 08:22:45+00 | Bayer's crop science division has businesses in seeds, crop protection and non-agricultural pest control, potentially complementing Monsanto's seeds assets. BAYER, BASF AMBITIONSBoth Bayer and its German rival BASF SE have been looking to build scale in agrichemicals in order to remain competitive. Monsanto disclosed the approach on Wednesday before Bayer confirmed its move, though neither released proposed deal terms. German drug and chemicals giant Bayer AG has made an unsolicited takeover offer for Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company, as high inventories and low commodity prices spur consolidation in the global agrichemicals industry. Monsanto said in a statement its board is reviewing the proposal, which is subject to due diligence, regulatory approvals and other conditions. | BAYN.BE | {} | 1236 |