Reading Time: 2 minutes Bunge's merger with Glencore-backed Viterra has closed, Glencore confirmed on Wednesday.
Viterra-Bunge merger a done deal, companies confirm
US$34 billion deal raised concerns about the effects of industry consolidation
Bunge-Viterra merger clears final hurdle with China’s conditional approval
Reading Time: < 1 minute China's market regulator has granted conditional approval for global agribusiness Bunge Global's merger with Glencore-backed grain handler Viterra, it said on Monday, clearing the final hurdle for the $34 billion mega-deal announced two years ago.
Bunge receives China regulatory approval for Viterra deal
Reading Time: < 1 minute Global agribusiness Bunge Global has received regulatory approval from China for its acquisition of grain handler Viterra and expects to close the $34 billion deal "on or around July 2," the company said in a statement on Friday.
Bunge nears China ruling for $8.2 billion Viterra merger, Bloomberg News reports
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. grains merchant Bunge is close to getting a ruling from Chinese regulators on its $8.2 billion (C$11.2 billion) purchase of Glencore-backed Viterra with a verdict expected within days, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Bunge’s merger with Viterra stalled by US-China trade tensions, Bloomberg reports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bunge Global's $34 billion merger with Glencore-backed Viterra is being stalled by trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU
Feds’ conditions not near enough to alleviate concerns
Reading Time: < 1 minute The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.
Stakeholders react to Bunge-Viterra merger approval
Reading Time: 2 minutes Following the federal approval of Bunge’s acquisition of Viterra on Tuesday, Jan. 14, stakeholders made their voices heard in a wave of reactions to the controversial merger.
Canada clears $34 billion Bunge-Viterra merger with conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada on Tuesday approved with conditions U.S. grains merchant Bunge's $34 billion (C$48.7 billion) merger with Glencore-backed Viterra, clearing one of the final remaining obstacles for a global agriculture tie-up that is unprecedented in dollar value.
EU clears Bunge and Viterra’s $34 billion merger deal
Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Commission said on Thursday that it had cleared the $34 billion merger deal between Bunge and the Glencore-backed company Viterra.
Bunge, Viterra $34 bln deal heading for conditional EU nod, source says
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. grains merchant Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra's $34 billion merger deal is heading towards conditional EU antitrust approval, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
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