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Damien Conover
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Trump Meets With Bayer and Monsanto CEOs; We Expect Deal Will Close

On the same day as his first news conference as president-elect, Donald Trump met with the CEOs of Bayer and Monsanto to discuss Bayer's proposed purchase of Monsanto. According to Reuters, a Bayer spokesman called the meeting "productive," but that could mean anything, in our opinion. As such, the Jan. 11 meeting does not change our opinion on the probability of a deal eventually closing.
We think the hurdles to a deal will be overcome, and we place a 75% probability on the purchase closing. We...
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Bayer AG

Bayer is a life sciences group based in Germany. Co.'s operations are organized along three divisions: Pharmaceuticals (engaged in prescription pharmaceuticals for cardiology and women's healthcare); Consumer Health (engaged in non-prescription products in dermatology, dietary supplement, analgesic, gastrointestinal, allergy, cold and flu, foot care, sun protection and cardiovascular risk prevention categories); and CropScience (engaged in the development of seeds and plant traits; crop protection; and for gardens, the green industry and non-agricultural pest control). Co. also maintains an Animal Health business unit engaged in the development of products for farm and companion animals.

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Damien Conover

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