Bayer, Monsanto Must Overcome Incredible Hulk, Regulators
- Actor Ruffalo among activists criticizing ‘#mergerfromhell’
- Deal likely to face lengthy review from antitrust regulators
The M&A Outlook As Bayer-Monsanto Deal Moves Closer
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Bayer AG and Monsanto Co. never thought they’d have to take on The Incredible Hulk to get a possible merger cleared by EU and U.S. antitrust regulators.
Mark Ruffalo, who played the green giant in two of Marvel’s “Avengers” films, was one of many people calling on EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager and U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Loretta Lynch to “shut down this #mergerfromhell” with hundreds of tweets this month.