Tag: acquisition

Corporate makeovers drive corporate takeovers in 2016 M&A bonanza
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.

October 12, 2016 Off

Bayer closed syndication of USD 56.9 billion acquisition facilities

By Dino Mustafić

Bayer has announced that the acquisition facilities of USD 56.9 billion that Bayer had agreed with five underwriter banks (BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and JP Morgan) prior to announcement of the Monsanto acquisition has now been successfully syndicated within the group of Bayer’s core relationship banks.

AmerisourceBergen to Acquire PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
October 6, 2015 Off

AmerisourceBergen to Acquire PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

By Dino Mustafić

AmerisourceBergen has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings, Inc., the privately held provider of outsourced compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) to acute care hospitals in the United States, from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $2.575 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments and on a cash-free, debt-free basis.