May 16/Copenhagen/AFP -- DuPont announced Monday the $6.6 billion (4.9 billion euro) takeover of Danish food ingredient and enzyme giant Danisco, after repeated knockbacks.
The tender offer, which had initially been set for completion in February, had been repeatedly delayed until DuPont at the end of April upped its bid to 700 kroner (94 euros, $132) a share, from its original bid of 665 kroner, stressing it would not go higher.