23.12.2015
- In the latest move to take control of Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta, ChemChina has raised its bid and proposed a two-step acquisition, international news media report. If...
14.12.2015
- Three days after rumors surfaced of a possible merger between Dow and DuPont, the US chemical giants confirmed the all-stock deal, which they said would create a new entity named...
10.12.2015
- News of a possible mega-merger between US chemical giants Dow and DuPont dominated the headlines on Dec. 9 after the newspaper Wall Street Journal, citing sources close to the...
04.09.2015
- After emerging relatively unscathed from Monsanto’s bear hug, Swiss agrochemicals giant is tossing a bone to shareholders who may have preferred it to be more open to a merger with...
27.08.2015
- Monsanto has abandoned plans to acquire Syngenta, a merger which would have created an agricultural giant, after the Swiss seeds company rejected its latest bid of Swiss Francs 470...
08.05.2015
- Confirming that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Monsanto to acquire the company at a price of CHF449 per share with approximately 45% in cash, the board of directors...
30.01.2012
- Swiss engineering group ABB has agreed to buy U.S. electrical components maker Thomas & Betts for $3.9 billion to ramp up its presence in the world's largest market for low-voltage...