Bayer Could Launch Hostile Bid For Monsanto: Report
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 16, 2016 | 01:50 PM
FRANKFURT,(APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Augst,2016) - German chemicals giant Bayer may launch a hostile takeover bid for US seed and pesticide maker Monsanto if its latest friendly offer falls through, business daily Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday. Monsanto has already rejected two offers from the German firm, calling an increased $125-per-share bid in July "financially inadequate" while keeping the door open to further discussions. "Bayer is prepared to turn directly to the shareholders" to secure a deal if Monsanto management insists on a price the Germans see as too risky, the paper reported, citing sources close to the company. "In the coming weeks, chief executive Werner Baumann will make a decision: namely whether a friendly merger is still possible, or whether Bayer must choose an alternative path," Handelsblatt continued.
By merging the two companies, Baumann hopes to create a globally dominant agrochemical firm with revenues of up to $25 billion (22 billion Euros). Bayer's last offer valued Monsanto at around $64 billion. But some observers expect Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant to reject any offer of less than $67-69 billion - too big a risk for the German firm, a spokesman for Bayer shareholder Union investment told Handelsblatt. A hostile offer could see Bayer approaching its upper limit, as it might have to offer a 5.0- to 10-percent increase on its last bid, the paper notes. A spokesman at Bayer declined to comment on the report when contacted by AFP on Tuesday morning.
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