Email

Bayer to acquire herbal medicine maker Steigerwald

A general view shows the annual general meeting of Bayer AG in Cologne April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

(Reuters) – Germany’s largest drugmaker Bayer said it agreed to buy privately held Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH, a maker of herbal treatments.

A general view shows the annual general meeting of Bayer AG in Cologne April 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

Bayer said on Thursday that Steigerwald, based in Darmstadt, Germany, generated sales of 61.3 million euros ($78.8 million) in 2012 with 180 staff. It did not disclose financial terms of the takeover.

($1 = 0.7775 euros)

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger)

Related posts

Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5 and more than 200 injured

US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

Trump wants EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs