CapLaw-2018-10

On 10 January 2018, China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) completed its acquisition of the Swiss agrochemical and seeds company Syngenta AG (Syngenta), with the settlement of the squeeze-out of Syngenta’s remaining public shareholders. The public tender offer valued Syngenta’s share capital at over USD 43 billion and was the largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company,…