The international law firm Clifford Chance advises Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse in relation to a syndicated loan agreement for Bayer AG for the financing of the acquisition of Monsanto.

The Clifford Chance team is lead by partner Dr. Bettina Steinhauer and comprises counsel Dr. Mattias von Buttlar (both Banking & Capital Markets, Frankfurt), partner Barbara Mayer-Trautmann, senior associate Susan Kelly (both Banking & Capital Markets, Munich) as well as partner Jay Gavigan, partner John Healy and senior associate Andrew Young (all Clifford Chance, New York).