Reading Time: 2 minutes Brussels/Zurich | Reuters — Syngenta shares fell more than nine per cent on Monday after the European Commission triggered doubts about Chinese state-owned chemical company ChemChina’s US$43 billion bid for the Swiss pesticides and seeds group. The companies met with the EU antitrust authority a week ago in a bid to allay competition concerns about […] Read more
Syngenta slumps after EU watchdog sparks ChemChina deal doubts
Syngenta tests investor support for Monsanto opposition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Zurich/Frankfurt | Reuters — Syngenta will sound out shareholders in the coming days for their views on the Swiss crop chemicals maker’s opposition to rival Monsanto’s US$45 billion takeover approach. Any takeover offer needs to be at a fair price and provide a high degree of certainty that it will clear regulatory hurdles, Syngenta chairman […] Read more
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