Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Switzerland is welcoming ChemChina’s $43 billion takeover of Syngenta SA, the Alpine nation’s biggest-ever deal, with open arms. The only continental European country to strike a free-trade agreement with China, Switzerland has long been an attractive hunting ground for companies from the Asian giant. Unlike the U.S., which has […]
ChemChina looking for money to buy Basel-based chemicals giant Syngenta
Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) approached sovereign wealth funds including China Investment Corporation (CIC) to help pay for a potential acquisition of Syngenta AG, which would be the biggest Chinese acquisition ever if it goes ahead, people with knowledge of the matter said. ChemChina, as the state-owned company is […]