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Jeffrey Stafford
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Bayer's Acquisition Offer Inching Closer to Level That Would Bring Monsanto to Table

Bayer has again upped its takeover offer for Monsanto. Both companies confirmed an updated offer of $127.50 per share, up from the previous proposal of $125. Bayer began its pursuit of Monsanto by offering $122 per share in late June.
We don't think Monsanto's board will accept an offer below $130 per share, and we maintain our Monsanto and Bayer fair value estimates at $120 per share and EUR 126 per share, respectively. These fair values represent stand-alone values for both entities. Although ...
Underlying
Monsanto Company

Monsanto, along with its subsidiaries, is a provider of agricultural products for farmers. The company has two business segments: Seeds and Genomics, and Agricultural Productivity. Through its Seeds and Genomics segment, the company produces seed brands, including DEKALB, Asgrow, Deltapine, Seminis and De Ruiter, and the company develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds. The company also provides other seed companies with technology and genetic material for their seed brands. Through its Agricultural Productivity segment, the company manufactures Roundup brand herbicides and other herbicides and provides lawn-and-garden herbicide products for the residential market.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Jeffrey Stafford

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