Deals
Uralkali Agrees to Buy Silvinit for Shares, $1.4 Billion Cash
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OAO Uralkali, Russia’s largest potash producer by market value, agreed to acquire domestic rival OAO Silvinit for cash and shares to form the world’s largest maker of the crop nutrient after Canada’s Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Uralkali said in a regulatory filing today.
The deal includes about $1.4 billion in cash.