Category: North America

December 30, 2016 Off

Corporate makeovers drive corporate takeovers in 2016 M&A bonanza

By Dino Mustafić

In 2016, mega deals became ever more transformative.
German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer AG announced its $66 billion takeover of U.S. agrochemicals company Monsanto Co, while ChemChina signed a $43 billion acquisition of Swiss seeds group Syngenta AG, as consolidation in the sector intensified.