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Chinese FDI to Ireland up to €87m, bucking trend elsewhere
Overall investment in Europe and North America by China fell to six-year low last year
EU members back ban on insecticides to protect honey bees
Neonicotinoids can now only be used in greenhouses
EU Commission starts investigation of €56bn Bayer-Monsanto deal
Worries about competition in pesticide and seeds markets on back of proposed merger
Study points to widespread insecticide damage to bees
Pesticide makers question research results despite funding largest ever field trial
ChemChina and Sinochem plan $100bn merger
Bankers say tie-up is politically driven giving ChemChina the muscle to absorb Syngenta
Flurry of big deals fires takeover activity to near 2007 highs
In the fourth quarter alone, global mergers and acquisitions were worth $1.2 trillion
Iseq unchanged as Glanbia, Kerry and Smurfit Kappa among fallers
Choppy sessions across Europe see early gains give way to sell-off in defensive stocks
European shares rebound on better Chinese data
UK-focused stocks in demand in Dublin as Irish shares join European rally
Bayer braced for scrutiny over $66bn Monsanto deal
Bayer’s offer is said to be the largest cash acquisition proposal on record
Bayer sweetens Monsanto bid as talks enter final phase
German company to offer more than $65 billion for world’s largest seed company
European stocks edge higher after last week’s fall
Irish shares fare better than wider European market, with Kingspan’s 7% rise leading way
US watchdog clears ChemChina’s takeover of Syngenta
Deal will be largest foreign acquisition ever by a Chinese company
US watchdog clears ChemChina’s takeover of Syngenta
Decision should remove uncertainty over whether the acquisition will be completed
Syngenta says regulatory talks over takeover ‘constructive’
Company has agreed to be taken over by China National Chemical for $43 billion
Monsanto in talks with Bayer about ‘strategic options’
US seed producer reported net income drop of 37 per cent to $717 million
Monsanto shares close below price offered in Bayer deal
Shares up but market reacts to expectations of ‘regulatory hiccups’
Bayer shares slide following offer for Monsanto
Analysts sceptical German group can raise €59bn to buy world’s largest seed producer
Bayer makes preliminary offer to buy Monsanto
Monsanto, which has a market cap of $42 billion, didn’t disclose terms of the approach
Bayer explores potential bid for Monsanto
Potential bid would come as agribusiness industry has seen rapid succession of mergers
Europe shares fall on disappointing economic data
US service sector slows raising market concerns of contagion to other areas
ChemChina to make bid for pesticides group Syngenta
State-owned company will pay almost €40 billion for Swiss group
European stocks slide as oil tumbles once more
Paddy Power Betfair makes successful debut on Dublin and London markets
European stocks hit one-year low as turmoil continues
Disappointing US data and falling oil prices cap off difficult week for stockmarkets
Monsanto to slash 1,000 more jobs, total planned cuts at 3,600
Chief executive Hugh Grant says engagement over possible merger with Syngenta ‘difficult’
Equities rally as oil prices move from multi-year lows
Boost for Ryanair shares in Dublin but property trusts under pressure
Weak earnings hit European shares
CRH and Origin among top risers in Dublin as Iseq ends flat after sluggish trading
Sugar and scale and all things frail in climate change show
Can an art exhibition about climate change have any potency when it avoids polemic? The Irish Cultural Centre in Paris takes a gentle approach to a giant issue
European shares end marginally up ahead of ECB meeting
Dublin market out-performs peers thanks to strong shows from CRH and Smurfit Kappa
Bayer seeking to expand its crop science business
Chief executive Marijn Dekkers says firm will buy if there are ‘appropriate opportunities’
Monsanto increases offer for Syngenta to €40 billion
Proposed merger is likely to face opposition from regulators and environmentalists
Deals challenge US inversions clampdown
Two deals pave the way for more companies to move their domicile to Europe despite inversion crackdown
Monsanto says any hostile bid for Syngenta some way off
Company prefers negotiated deal to hostile takeover
European shares fall as investors continue to fret about Greece
Dublin market dragged down by more poor performances from Smurfit Kappa and Aryzta
Shares in Diageo rise on bid speculation
Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann is said to be eyeing up drinks group
Syngenta rejects $45bn takeover approach by Monsanto
Monsanto offers to pay Swiss agribusiness Syngenta $2 billion if takeover fails
EY Entreprenur of the Year emerging category finalists: Donald Fitzmaurice and Padraig McBride, Brandtone
We realised that mobile provides the best way for brands to engage consumers in developing markets
Greece postpones IMF payment; snap elections possible
European shares in decline as Athens seeks compromise deal
Europe stocks slide on Greek stalemate
US stocks fall amid mixed data showing employment rising but productivity dipping
Shares fall as conflicting signals over Greece emerge
Stocks also fall on data showing private loan growth in euro zone stalled last month
UK election result sparks markets euphoria
Datalex gains as Goodbody note says it ‘stands out from the crowd’ in travel retail
Syngenta rejects $45 billion Monsanto takeover offer
Companies have hired banks to evaluate deal - sources
European stocks slide over Greek debt
Two-hour blackout at data provider Bloomberg hit markets around the world
Syngenta beats forecasts as price hikes cushion forex hit
Crop chemical firm reports unexpected rise in earnings
Inversion express slow to crawl
President Barack Obama’s full- throated denunciation of overseas mergers seems to be slowing down the flow of potential deals
Monsanto sows seeds of inversion with Swiss rival
Talks ended over concerns about strategic fit, antitrust issues and relocating to Switzerland
European stocks halt four-day slide
Ryanair once again Dublin’s star performer, Aer Lingus also gained ground
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