The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday: * Germany's Bayer (BAYGn.DE) is considering whether to bid for the animal health unit of Pfizer should the world's largest drugmaker divest a business valued at as much as $16 billion. "If it is up for sale, we will have a look at it," Bayer Chief Executive Marijn Dekkers told German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche. * Cinven is in exclusive negotiations to purchase Guardian Life Insurance, in the first of an expected string of deals by the UK private equity group in the sector, the Financial Times said.
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