The acquisition is not yet fully completed that we learn that ChemChina, the new Syngenta owner, is in merger talks with Sinochem to build the largest chemical company worldwide. This is not surprising; some rumors were already going into Read more
The friendly acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina is now formally offered to the shareholders at 465 US$ per ordinary share plus a special dividend of 5 Swiss Francs. As no opposition has been voiced since the deal was announced, Read more
In addition to the previous blog post, I put here a link to a paper that was written in 2010 about the expansion of companies from emerging countries expanding in global markets:
http://mr-int.ch/images/documents/global_emerging_companies.pdf
Was I already prophet in my own country?…
Today Syngenta announced that, for 43 billion dollars, it will be acquired by ChemChina.
Why is it bad news ?
While agribusiness is in a low phase of its cycle, the Syngenta situation is far from being resolved. On one hand, financial results are not at the height of [too greedy?] expectations of shareholders, and on the strategic side Read more
Once again, discussions are on-going about a possible acquisition of Syngenta, now by ChemChina or whoever else, or a merger with nobody knows who.
When this company was created as a merged spin-off of the agricultural businesses from AstraZeneca Read more
