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    • Monday, 26 June, 2023
      News in-depthChinese business & finance
      China’s biggest IPO in years poses $9bn question for western banks

      Goldman Sachs and others seek clarity over planned Shanghai listing of agricultural chemicals group Syngenta

      Syngenta, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs logos
    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Lex
      Syngenta IPO: soy long to China’s import dependence Premium content

      The stock could be a good hedge against trends intensifying food insecurity across world

      A combine harvester gathering soybeans
    • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
      Lex
      Syngenta IPO: climate change impels R&D push at agrochemicals group Premium content

      Farmers need new products to cope with climate change

      Agrochemicals maker Syngenta’s logo
    • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
      LexIPOs
      Syngenta: Chinese agriculture presents a fertile proposition Premium content

      Investors should be alert to sensitivities around food in China

      A Syngenta greenhouse in Beijing
    • Sunday, 28 July, 2019
      How to Lead
      Erik Fyrwald: Changing the image of the agrochemicals industry

      Concerns over climate change led the chemicals veteran to dramatically transform Syngenta

      Erik Frywald of Syngenta
    • Friday, 1 February, 2019
      Sinochem and ChemChina move closer with Syngenta appointment

      Agribusiness companies maintain they are not merging despite naming of executive to key role

      Syngenta AG Crops And Seeds Following China National Chemical Corp. $43 Billion Takeover...A logo sits on a sack of Syngenta AG bean seeds on a farmer's field near Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. China National Chemical Corp. is seeking commitments of about $5 billion each from four or five lenders to fund what would be the largest acquisition by a Chinese firm, according to the people. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 17 May, 2018
      European companies
      EU court upholds ban on insecticides found to harm bees
    • Friday, 16 February, 2018
      Commodities
      Archer Daniels Midland, Syngenta settle litigation over biotech corn
    • Monday, 8 January, 2018
      News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
      Ag tech fundraising doubles as farmers seek disruptive solutions

      ‘Big ag’ companies increased their investments in 2017 alongside venture capitalists

    • Monday, 8 January, 2018
      LexState capitalism
      China SOE debt: brittle steel Premium content

      Creating bigger and more powerful enterprises ultimately slows down profit growth

    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2017
      Inside BusinessTom Mitchell
      ChemChina thrives at home on strategy of ‘going out’

      Use of overseas acquisitions to boost domestic competitiveness makes SOE unusual

      The company logo of China National Chemical Corp, or ChemChina, is seen at its headquarters in Beijing, China February 3, 2017.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RTX2ZGQ2
    • Monday, 6 November, 2017
      European companies
      China’s Cofco to sell LatAm seeds business to Syngenta
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2017
      European companies
      Australia’s Nufarm buys crop protection portfolio from Syngenta, Adama for $540m
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2017
      Asia-Pacific companies
      China dashes hopes of GM boost after Syngenta deal

      Purchase of Swiss seeds group had been expected to assuage suspicion of the technology

      A Chinese researcher runs tests on two strains of genetically-modified rice which were approved for open-field experiments, at a laboratory in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on June 11, 2011. Genetically-modified rice has been spreading illegally for years in China, officials have admitted, triggering a debate on a sensitive aspect of the food security plan in the world's most populous nation. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO / STR
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2017
      Companies
      Fitch brightens view of Bayer debt ahead of Monsanto deal
    • Wednesday, 11 October, 2017
      Capital markets
      Fitch puts Syngenta at risk of downgrade on lawsuit concerns
    • Wednesday, 4 October, 2017
      News in-depthCapital markets
      Bond investors start to ask questions about Chinese takeovers

      ChemChina is drawing scrutiny over the level of support it has from Beijing

      Syngenta AG Crops And Seeds Following China National Chemical Corp. $43 Billion Takeover...A logo sits on a sack of Syngenta AG bean seeds on a farmer's field near Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. China National Chemical Corp. is seeking commitments of about $5 billion each from four or five lenders to fund what would be the largest acquisition by a Chinese firm, according to the people. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2017
      News in-depthEuropean companies
      China reads the runes of Pirelli share sale

      Listing seen as test of ChemChina ability to navigate international financing channels

    • Monday, 2 October, 2017
      Capital markets
      S&P puts Syngenta at risk of downgrade after China funding questioned

      Confusion over China support puts investment grade rating under threat

    • Monday, 2 October, 2017
      Companies
      S&P puts Syngenta at risk of downgrade after China funding questioned
      Syngenta AG Crops And Seeds Following China National Chemical Corp. $43 Billion Takeover...A logo sits on a sack of Syngenta AG bean seeds on a farmer's field near Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. China National Chemical Corp. is seeking commitments of about $5 billion each from four or five lenders to fund what would be the largest acquisition by a Chinese firm, according to the people. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 28 September, 2017
      European companies
      Beijing rules out direct aid on ChemChina’s $44bn Syngenta purchase

      Regulator says ‘government won’t give money’ to help ChemChina buy Swiss seed company Syngenta

      Syngenta AG Crops And Seeds Following China National Chemical Corp. $43 Billion Takeover...A logo sits on a sack of Syngenta AG bean seeds on a farmer's field near Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. China National Chemical Corp. is seeking commitments of about $5 billion each from four or five lenders to fund what would be the largest acquisition by a Chinese firm, according to the people. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 28 September, 2017
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      China’s SASAC won’t backstop Syngenta against legal claims
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2017
      Capital markets
      Syngenta’s $7bn bond sale hinges on settlement funding plan

      Investors wary of suits over sale of GM corn seeds before China approval secured

    • Sunday, 27 August, 2017
      InterviewThe Monday Interview
      Syngenta CEO Erik Fyrwald on bees and a Chinese takeover

      The Swiss agricultural chief is overseeing a merger with state-owned ChemChina

      Monday Interview - Work and Careers Erik Fyrwald, CEO Syngenta, at headquarters in Basel, 28th of July 2017, Photo Lucian Hunziker
    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2017
      EU business regulation
      EU opens in-depth probe into Bayer's $66bn bid for Monsanto
      FILE - This July 5, 2008 file photo shows a farmer holding Monsanto's Roundup Ready Soy Bean seeds at his family farm in Bunceton, Mo. Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 said that profit fell by 19 percent in the second quarter, as prices continued to stagnate for its popular herbicide Roundup. (AP Photo/Dan Gill, File)
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