Bayer���s Dekkers Looks for Stars to Align on Merger of Equals

$25.1 billion) in sales last year, would create a drugmaker on par with European rivals Sanofi-Aventis SA, GlaxoSmithKline Plc and AstraZeneca Plc. Bayer, based in Leverkusen, Germany, is relying on its two chemical units to drive growth this year,...