BASF SE agreed to acquire the Crop Science Business of Bayer AG, a Leverkusen-based manufacturer of organic chemicals, for €5.9 Bn ($7.0 Bn) in cash. Bayer decided to divest its seed and non-selective herbicide business in an effort to alleviate authorities’ anti-trust concerns and gain approval for its takeover of Monsanto, an agrochemical and agricultural […]