BASF secures financing for potential Syngenta takeover - sources
August 03, 2015 at 10:16 AM EDT
FRANKFURT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - German chemicals group BASF has lined up a loan package from large multinational banks for a potential takeover offer for Syngenta, the Swiss crop chemicals maker which has received a $45 billion takeover offer from Monsanto, several people familiar with the matter said.