US approves ChemChina's $43bn Syngenta takeover
The US Federal Trade Commission has given its approval to the $43bn takeover of Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta by Chinese state-owned conglomerate ChemChina. The deal was given the green light on the condition that Syngenta divests three types of pesticides in its range over anti-trust concerns. The two firms expect to close the deal, which is China's largest-ever foreign acquisition, by the end of June.

The logo of Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta adorns it's plant in Muenchwilen, Switzerland.

U.S. regulators have given tentative approval to a Chinese conglomerate's proposed $43 billion acquisition of Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta on condition it sells some businesses to satisfy anti-monopoly objections.

The Federal Trade Commission's announcement follows approval last year by European regulators of the purchase. It would be China's biggest foreign acquisition to date.

The FTC said state-owned ChemChina and Syngenta agreed to sell businesses that make an herbicide, a pesticide and a fungicide for which it said their combined large market shares would cause "significant competitive harm."