no comment Bayer-Monsanto merger a "marriage made in hell", say activists Environmental group Friends of the Earth staged protest action outside the European Commission on Thursday (March 30) against the planned merger of German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer and US see 31/03/2017
brussels bureau Bayer-Monsanto merger is 'marriage made in hell,' say activists Environmental campaigners have turned out in Brussels to demand the EU blocks a deal that would create the world’s biggest seeds and pesticides company. 30/03/2017
corporate Bayer to buy Monsanto in latest agrochemicals consolidation A huge merger has been announced in the agriculture world as German drugs and crop chemicals company Bayer has won over US seeds firm Monsanto. 14/09/2016
corporate Bayer raises bid price for Monsanto Bayer's quest to become the world's largest producer of seeds and pesticides has led it to raise the price it is willing to pay for US firm Monsanto to more than $65 billion. 06/09/2016
corporate Monsanto rejects Bayer multi-billion dollar bid Monsanto has rejected an offer worth $62 billion (55.6 billion euros) from Bayer trying to create the world's biggest agricultural supplier. 24/05/2016
corporate Bayer 'confident' Monsanto offer will be accepted Germany's Bayer has offered to buy US seeds company Monsanto for $62 billion (55 billion euros) in cash trying to gain the top spot in the fast-consolidating farm supplies industry. 23/05/2016
