KQED Nightly Business Report May 24, 2016
Offer for monsanto in what could be the largest merger of the year fit goes through. The acquisition would create a global giant in agriculture technology. Monsanto traded well below the offer price of 122 a share, a sign that shareholders are skeptical and may not be that enthusiastic about signing off on that deal. But the ceo of behr says the combination makes sense and hes not concerned about regulatory issues. The beauty of this combination is that both businesses are highly complementary. And its very much a growth story that is behind the combination. The products complement each other ...