Bayer offers to acquire Monsanto for USD 122 per share in cash to create a global leader in agriculture. Allen & Overy advises Bayer in connection with the financing of the transaction.

The Allen & Overy team is led by partner Dr Neil George Weiand (banking & finance, Frankfurt) and further comprises partner Thomas Neubaum and senior associate Dr Urs Lewens (both banking & finance, Frankfurt), partners Nicholas Clark and George Link (both banking & finance, London), partners Dr Hans Diekmann (corporate, Düsseldorf), Dr Oliver Seiler (capital markets, Frankfurt) and Dr Marcus Helios (tax, Düsseldorf) as well as partner Stephen Mathews (corporate, London).

Bayer was advised in-house by Dr Jan Heinemann and Dr Martin Eisenhauer.