Monsanto is hosting meetings across Europe to woo shareholders in Syngenta after the Swiss seed and crop chemical firm rejected a second takeover approach from its U.S. rival. Monsanto's initial approach was rebuffed by Syngenta in May partly on the grounds it did not address regulatory concerns. The U.S. firm said it had offered to pay Syngenta $2 billion if the merger failed to get approval from regulators, but this was rejected as "wholly inadequate".
