Bunge — Latest Stories

FTC’s Kroger-Albertson Case Gets a Hearing, European Commission Approves Bunge-Viterra Merger Contingent on Sell-Offs

The European Commission approved Bunge’s takeover of Viterra on the condition that it sell off its Central European oilseed business. Judges begin to hear antitrust enforcers’ case against Kroger-Albertsons.

Mergers & AcquisitionsClaire KellowayAugust 8, 2024Kroger, Albertsons, mergers, Bunge, Viterra, European Commission, Secondary Feature

Canada Raises Red Flags on Bunge-Viterra Merger

Canada’s Competition Bureau finds that Bunge’s takeover of Viterra would hurt some farmers and canola buyers.

Mergers & AcquisitionsClaire KellowayMay 1, 2024Bunge, Viterra, grains, mergers, merger, Canada, Secondary Feature

Bunge and Viterra’s Mega Merger Would Dramatically Consolidate Global Grain Trade

Bunge’s proposed merger with Glencore’s Viterra would be the largest grain trading deal in over a decade, creating a global agricultural commodity goliath to rival industry leaders Archer-Daniels-Midland and Cargill.

Mergers & Acquisitions, Processing & DistributionClaire KellowayJune 15, 2023grains, trading, Bunge, mergers, Secondary Feature

An ADM-Bunge Merger Would Drive More Concentration in Commodity Grains

Commodity trader Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) is in advanced talks to purchase fellow commodity trader Bunge, Bloomberg reported this week. That deal, if completed, would create a $34 billion grain company rivaling Cargill, the world’s most dominant trading house.

Mergers & AcquisitionsLeah DouglasFebruary 23, 2018ADM, Bunge, commodity markets, corn, low commodity prices, monopoly, soybean processing, grains, mergers