U.S. grains merchant Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra's $34 billion merger deal is heading towards conditional EU antitrust approval, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
Bunge, Viterra $34 bln deal heading for conditional EU nod, source says
Bunge offers to sell Viterra’s oilseeds facilities in Poland, Hungary, source says
U.S. grains merchant Bunge has offered to sell Viterra's crush and refining plants for oilseeds in Hungary and Poland in order to secure EU antitrust approval for the $34 billion merger, a person close to the deal said on Tuesday.
Bunge, Viterra offer to sell assets in two EU countries, sources say
U.S. grains merchant Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra have offered concessions aimed at winning EU antitrust approval for their $34 billion merger, the European Commission website showed on Friday.
EU regulators to decide on Bunge and Viterra merger by July 18
U.S. grains merchant Bunge BG. and Glencore-backed Viterra's plan to create a $34 billion agricultural trading giant will be decided by EU antitrust regulators by July 18, a European Commission filing showed on Monday.
Grain business consolidation and concentration
A recent study suggests farmer concerns over the Viterra-Bunge merger are well founded
Reading Time: 3 minutes The anti-competitive tentacles of this deal reach much deeper than a consolidation that makes two competitors into one. This is about who will shape the future of grain handling and oilseed processing in Western Canada.
Prairie groups raise concerns about proposed Bunge-Viterra merger
Concentration of services at the Port of Vancouver, consolidation of crush capacity could cost producers billions, report says
A group of Prairie producer groups say the proposed merger between Bunge and Viterra is likely to cause substantial economic harm to farmers.
Canada’s worries about Bunge-Viterra deal may force asset sales
Regulators in 13 jurisdictions, including the U.S., EU, have not yet approved the deal
Canada's competition concerns about U.S. agribusiness Bunge's planned takeover of rival Viterra sets the stage for the companies to sell some assets to close the deal, experts said.
Competition bureau has major concerns about proposed Bunge-Viterra merger
The Competition Bureau on Tuesday said it had identified major competition concerns around the proposed merger between U.S. grains merchant Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra.
Canola Council of Canada elects Ritter chair
Two director seats change hands at CCC AGM
Tessa Ritter, who is stakeholder relations manager with Viterra, has been elected chair of the Canola Council of Canada's board of directors.
GSU accepts Viterra offer
Wages see a slight improvement but union says they hope to build on it in next contract
Members of the Grain and General Services Union who work for Viterra have voted to accept the company's latest contract offer.
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