Bayer issues bonds for Monsanto acquisition funds

摘要

Bayer group has issued mandatory convertible bonds to raise ?4 billion ($4.4 billion) as part of its financing for the agreed acquisition of Monsanto, various investment news media report. The issue will be the largest mandatory convertible bond for a European issuer and the largest European equity capital markets deal in 2016. Reuters reports “a depth of market support for financing the acquisition”.