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Regulator finds cannabis company disclosures inadequate

By John Tilak October 10, 2018

Toronto | Reuters — A Canadian regulatory group said on Wednesday that it had found that the level and quality of disclosure by cannabis companies was insufficient. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), which conducted a review of disclosure practices of 70 Canadian and U.S. cannabis producers, said some companies were inconsistent in complying with Canadian […] Read more

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Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

By Patricia Weiss May 25, 2018

Bonn | Reuters — Bayer said positive synergy effects from the planned takeover of U.S. seeds and chemical firm Monsanto would be about US$300 million below its previous target because it will sell more businesses than initially expected to get antitrust approval. Bayer CEO Werner Baumann again threw his weight behind the deal, despite higher […] Read more

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CanniMed asks regulators to step in on hostile bid

By Reuters December 11, 2017

Reuters — Medical marijuana company CanniMed Therapeutics has asked federal regulators to intervene as it seeks to prevent a hostile takeover by bigger rival Aurora Cannabis Inc. Saskatoon-based CanniMed said Monday it asked the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan and the Ontario Securities Commission to declare that Aurora’s move to take its buyout […] Read more

DuPont’s Canadian head office in Mississauga. (Dupont.com)

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Asset sale plan secures EU backing for Dow, DuPont merger

By Foo Yun Chee March 27, 2017

Reuters — Dow Chemical and DuPont won the blessing of the European Union for their US$130 billion merger on Monday by agreeing to sell substantial assets including key research and development activities. The European Commission had been concerned that the merger of two of the biggest and oldest U.S. chemical producers would leave few incentives […] Read more

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Syngenta sees no sale of ChemChina’s Adama to smooth merger

By Martinne Geller January 17, 2017

Davos, Switzerland | Reuters –– Syngenta, the Swiss pesticides and seeds group being taken over by ChemChina, does not expect antitrust regulators to force the Chinese state-owned company to put its subsidiary Adama up for sale, Syngenta’s CEO said on Tuesday. “Adama will not need to be sold. There will be some remedies in both […] Read more

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Regulator finds cannabis company disclosures inadequate

Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

CanniMed asks regulators to step in on hostile bid

Asset sale plan secures EU backing for Dow, DuPont merger

Syngenta sees no sale of ChemChina’s Adama to smooth merger

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