Deals
ChemChina Is in Talks to Acquire Syngenta
- ChemChina said to have made $42 billion offer for Syngenta
- Syngenta said talking to other suitors as it explores options
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Two and a half months after fending off a $46 billion bid from Monsanto Co., Switzerland’s Syngenta AG is back in play -- this time from China.
China National Chemical Corp. is in talks to buy the pesticide maker in what would be the largest acquisition ever by a Chinese company, people with knowledge of the matter said. Syngenta shares gained the most in six months.