Mergers and Acquisitions

After months of hardball, Bayer agrees to acquire Monsanto for $66 billion, which breaks down to $128 per share.

After months of hardball, Bayer agrees to acquire Monsanto for $66 billion, which breaks down to $128 per share.

The board of U.S. seed market leader Monsanto Co is set to meet on Tuesday to decide whether to approve a sale to Germany's Bayer AG for more than $65 billion after more than four months of negotiations, people familiar with the matter said.

The board of U.S. seed market leader Monsanto Co is set to meet on Tuesday to decide whether to approve a sale to Germany's Bayer AG for more than $65 billion after more than four months of negotiations, people familiar with the matter said.

Potash Corp. and Agrium say they are combining to create a new Canadian fertilizer company.

Potash Corp. and Agrium say they are combining to create a new Canadian fertilizer company.

Industrial gas makers Linde AG and Praxair Inc. have abandoned their talks about a possible merger.

Industrial gas makers Linde AG and Praxair Inc. have abandoned their talks about a possible merger.

Ford Motor Co. is buying an app-based shuttle service and partnering with a bike-share company in an effort to expand its traditional business.

Ford Motor Co. is buying an app-based shuttle service and partnering with a bike-share company in an effort to expand its traditional business.

Canada's Agrium Inc and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc said on Monday they would combine to create a fertilizer and farm retailing giant with proforma enterprise value of $36 billion.

Canada's Agrium Inc and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc said on Monday they would combine to create a fertilizer and farm retailing giant with proforma enterprise value of $36 billion.

HP Inc. agreed to buy Samsung Electronics Co.'s printer business for $1.05 billion, a deal designed to help the Silicon Valley company expand into high-volume devices that handle printing and copying for office work groups.

HP Inc. agreed to buy Samsung Electronics Co.'s printer business for $1.05 billion, a deal designed to help the Silicon Valley company expand into high-volume devices that handle printing and copying for office work groups.

EU antitrust regulators have halted their scrutiny of Dow Chemical Co and DuPont's proposed merger while the companies provide more information regarding their $130 billion deal.

EU antitrust regulators have halted their scrutiny of Dow Chemical Co and DuPont's proposed merger while the companies provide more information regarding their $130 billion deal.