Monsanto is a publicly listed company headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States that is tracked here as an owner of consumer businesses, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]
Monsanto was founded in 1901 as a chemical company and became the largest supplier of genetically modified seed and of the glyphosate weedkiller Roundup. Bayer acquired it in 2018 and retired the name, though the liabilities came with it.
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Bayer acquired Monsanto for $128 per share in cash, creating the largest agricultural inputs company in the world. Regulators required Bayer to sell substantial seed and crop protection assets to BASF. The deal brought Bayer the Roundup brand and the glyphosate litigation attached to it, which has since cost it many billions in settlements.
Monsanto controlled this brand in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said Monsanto owned it still shows why it no longer does.
| Case | Regulator | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| US v. Bayer AG and Monsanto Company | doj antitrust | cleared with remedies | 29 May 2018 |
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Monsanto is tracked as an owner of consumer businesses; see the ownership tree for its holdings.
Yes. Monsanto is headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States and was founded in 1901.
Monsanto is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders.
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