Bayer confident about Monsanto deal http://seekingalpha.com/news/3245141-bayer-confident-monsanto-deal?uprof=45&dr=1#email_link Feb. 22, 2017 6:58 AM ET| LOL Despite delays, Bayer (OTCPK:BAYRY) remains confident about completing its $66B takeover of Monsanto (NYSE:MON) by the end of the year. The drugmaker will only seek EU approval for the transaction in Q2 after regulators there requested more information. Meanwhile, Bayer's crops and consumer-care units failed to boost profit last quarter, leaving prescription drugs as its sole engine of growth.