ChemChina makes $43b bid to buy Swiss agrichem major Syngenta in largest overseas deal by Chinese firm

ChemChina makes $43b bid to buy Swiss agrichem major Syngenta in largest overseas deal by Chinese firm

Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta's logo | REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

China’s state-owned ChemChina will make an agreed $43 billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta, the companies said on Wednesday, marking the largest ever overseas acquisition by a Chinese firm.

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