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Bayer bids for Monsanto in largest cash deal on record

Merger mania continues as Bayer, the German Pharmaceutical company, has successfully bid to buy Monsanto , the maker of Roundup and seeds for genetically modified foods.  At $66 billion, it's the biggest cash deal on record.  Jeff McCracken, Executive Editor of Global Deals at Bloomberg News , has more on the mega-merger.

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By Warren Olney • Sep 14, 2016 • 6m Listen

Merger mania continues as Bayer, the German Pharmaceutical company, has successfully bid to buy Monsanto, the maker of Roundup and seeds for genetically modified foods. At $66 billion, it's the biggest cash deal on record. Jeff McCracken, Executive Editor of Global Deals at Bloomberg News, has more on the mega-merger.

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