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# Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto, nearing end of two-year quest | Bloomberg
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/bayer-wins-u-s-nod-for-monsanto-nearing-end-of-two-year-quest-bloomberg/
- Published: 2018-05-29T17:06:22.000Z
- Updated: 2018-05-29T17:06:22.000Z
- Description: Bayer AG won U.S. antitrust approval for its $66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co., clearing the last major regulatory hurdle to forming the world’s biggest seed and agricultural-chemicals provider after a nearly two-year review.
- Author: Investigate Midwest staff
- Tags: News Briefs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

> Bayer AG won U.S. antitrust approval for its $66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co., clearing the last major regulatory hurdle to forming the world’s biggest seed and agricultural-chemicals provider after a nearly two-year review.  
>  
> The companies reached a settlement with the Justice Department that resolves the government’s concerns that the merger as initially structured would harm consumers and farmers, the U.S. said in a statement Tuesday. The agreement requires the sale of assets to [BASF SE](https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/BAS:GR?ref=investigatemidwest.org) that Bayer has previously announced. The divestiture package is worth about $9 billion, the largest in a U.S. merger enforcement case, the government said.

Source: *[Bayer Wins U.S. Nod for Monsanto, Nearing End of Two-Year Quest | Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-29/bayer-wins-u-s-nod-for-monsanto-nearing-end-of-two-year-quest?ref=investigatemidwest.org)*