Agrium stays on the offensive in bid for reluctant CF

Canadian fertiliser company Agrium is “100% committed” to acquiring US rival CF Industries, Agrium's CEO Michael Wilson reiterated on Thursday, in an open letter sent to his counterpart at CF. In March, CF rejected an improved takeover offer...

CF spurns sweetened Agrium offer

US fertiliser products group CF Industries on Monday rejected an improved takeover offer from Calgary-based rival Agrium as “grossly inadequate” and repeated its determination to buy smaller target Terra Industries. On Friday, Agrium...

Agrium sweetens cash portion of hostile CF offer

Fertiliser products group Agrium has increased its unsolicited takeover offer for rival CF Industries, after the smaller firm earlier this week challenged Agrium to dig deeper into its pockets. Agrium has boosted the cash segment of its proposal...

Terra Industries rejects latest CF proposal

Iowa-based Terra Industries has rebuffed a sweetened buyout proposal from US fertiliser producer CF Industries, leaving the way open for Canadian rival Agrium to pursue its takeover bid for CF. When it launched its offer for CF, Agrium said the...

Anglo sells portion of Terra stake

Diversified natural resource group Anglo American said yesterday that it has sold 12,5-million shares of its stake in Terra Industries, or 16% of its outstanding capital stock, to an investor group led by Perry Capital, for an aggregate cash...