Desai, PranavStobbeleir, Ilya Luca Daniel de2024-09-032024-09-032023-05-302023-05-30http://hdl.handle.net/10362/171073This case examines the Bayer-Monsanto merger, evaluating its implications and complexities. The paper investigates the merging of Monsanto’s seed and trait expertise with Bayer’s crop protection goods, which resulted in the formation of the world’s largest agrochemical participant. It delves into a pre-merger financial health of the target. This analysis provides vital insights into whether the merger showed promising opportunities pre-merger or whether it showed itself to be problematic even from a purely financial point of view.engMergers & acquisitionsBayer agMonsantoCorporate financeDue diligenceMergers and acquisitions in a consolidating market -Bayer´s acquisition of Monsanto - pre-merger financial due diligence of the targetmaster thesis203515986