Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by nedsma » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 11:32 AM UTC

Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover
bbc.com

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by cryoshon » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:37 PM UTC

This won't have negative consequences for the public at all.

/s

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by kriro » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:40 PM UTC

The PR implications of this, particularly in Germany, will be interesting to follow.

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by shaqbert » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:42 PM UTC

And yet another global industry is now so concentrated that free market forces are fully contained ...

What we eat will be decided in Germany and China now. Guten Appetit!

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by afandian » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:46 PM UTC

kriro wrote: post #3

The PR implications of this, particularly in Germany, will be interesting to follow.

What's the PR angle for Monsanto and Bayer in Germany? In the UK, Monsanto is 'the big evil American company' and Bayer is 'the big evil German company' (of course we have own own).

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by daveguy » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:47 PM UTC

shaqbert wrote: post #4

And yet another global industry is now so concentrated that free market forces are fully contained ... What we eat will be decided in Germany and China now. Guten Appetit!

That's guten 食欲.

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by drcross » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:48 PM UTC

How can the competition authority allow this to happen?

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by giarc » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:50 PM UTC

Another agriculture merger was announced last week, albeit smaller, between Potash and Agrium.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/potash-agrium-merger-1.37579...

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by creshal » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:50 PM UTC

afandian wrote: post #5

kriro wrote: post #3

The PR implications of this, particularly in Germany, will be interesting to follow.

What's the PR angle for Monsanto and Bayer in Germany? In the UK, Monsanto is 'the big evil American company' and Bayer is 'the big evil German company' (of course we have own own).

Bayer is "they're crooks, but they're our crooks", basically, while Monsanto is Satan Inc.

Re: Bayer confirms $66bn Monsanto takeover

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Post by skrause » Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 12:51 PM UTC

afandian wrote: post #5

kriro wrote: post #3

The PR implications of this, particularly in Germany, will be interesting to follow.

What's the PR angle for Monsanto and Bayer in Germany? In the UK, Monsanto is 'the big evil American company' and Bayer is 'the big evil German company' (of course we have own own).

In Germany Monsanto is 'the big evil American company' and Bayer is just a big company.