Global Agribusiness: Deal Activity, May 2016

This monthly deals focused report provides a review of recent agribusiness M&A news as well as updated trading and transaction multiples.

In the Food Trust section this month we highlight the importance of tracking the source of your food and how traceability and transparency is a good trust opportunity for companies. 

Some of the highlights from our May report include:

  • Monsanto rejected a $62bn unsolicited takeover bid from Bayer AG but announced it was open to discussions
  • CF Industries pulled its $8bn takeover bid for OCI
  • JBS announced it plans to transfer its international assets into a new company and list it on the NYSE
  • Andersons Inc. rejected HC2 Holdings' $1bn takeover bid
  • Glencore is reportedly in negotiations to sell a further 9.9% of its agricultural unit valued at $625m
  • Dow and DuPont announced senior executives for DowDuPont and its three business units
  • Syngenta appointed J. Erik Fyrwald to CEO

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Craig Armitage

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