How poor timing scuppered agtech firm Syngenta's $9b Shanghai IPO

How poor timing scuppered agtech firm Syngenta's $9b Shanghai IPO

Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta's logo | REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Chinese-owned pesticides and seeds giant Syngenta Group Co. Ltd. had spent three years talking a big game about an imminent IPO. Then on March 29, news broke that it had quietly shelved plans to list. Confirmation from the group came shortly after.