Bloomberg Law
Sept. 30, 2016, 12:10 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: Cheap Debt and Opportunity Feeding Global Deals

• Cheap debt financing and the opportunity to gain scale in global markets account for German group Bayer’s decision to acquire U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto for $66 billion and illustrate why cross-border dealmaking remains a major feature of global markets. (Financial Times)

• After months of management discussions to revamp its strategy, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft will shutter two offices in China — in Hong Kong and Beijing — laying off 25 lawyers, the firm’s managing partner Pat Quinn told BLB. (Big Law Business)

• Sore loser? Months after getting beaten by Microsoft Corp. in the competition to buy LinkedIn Corp., Salesforce.com ...

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