US blesses Bayer, Monsanto deal with $US9B in divestitures
Agriculture 2018-05-30 5:37 pm Melbourne
The US Department of Justice has secured its largest ever merger divestiture, with Bayer AG agreeing to sell $US9 billion in assets to BASF to win approval of its $US66 billion Monsanto acquisition, a deal that goes far beyond what the regulator’s counterparts in Australia and the European Union required.