Bayer-Monsanto $66 Billion Merger Gets European Green Light

GALWAY, IRELAND--April 23, 2018--Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The European Commission (EC) has cleared the way for the $66 billion merger of Germany's pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG (Leverkusan, Germany) and the world's largest supplier of seeds, Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) (St. Louis, Missouri).

Within this article: Details removal of key obstacle to merger, proposed sale of overlapping businesses, impact on competition