Replies to post #12650 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[jbog]

Considering that Monsanto isn't trading anywhere near the transaction price it would seem that a deal isn't anticipated by the street.

[DewDiligence]

MON—I give the odds of the deal being done as quite low…

Agreed. The antitrust hurdle is one problem, and the full taxability of the deal for MON shareholders is another. But perhaps the biggest impediment is that MON probably doesn’t want to be acquired.