Seed giant Monsanto Co. (MON) has hired Morgan Stanley (MS) to advise the company on a possible bid for Syngenta AG (SYT), which in turn has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) as its advisor, Reuters reported Thursday on its website, citing three people familiar with the matter.

BASF SE (BAS.XE) and Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) could be in the mix for all or part of Syngenta, one person told Reuters.

Full story at: www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/syngenta-ma-monsanto-idUSL5N0XY4YH20150507

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