BASF's spaced out trio takes out good chunk of Bayer acquisition cost

Nigel Owen

November 08, 2017 01:15 pm

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In October, German chemicals company BASF announced it had agreed to buy parts of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses for €5.9bn, all in cash. On Wednesday it started to fund that with a €3bn triple tranche bond sale.

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