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Carlyle Group LP close to purchasing aviation services firm StandardAero from Veritas Capital
The private equity firm is close to acquiring StandardAero for more than $5 billion; once the deal is finalized an announcement is likely to be made as early as later this week. As per sources familiar with the matter at… Read More ›
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Northrop Grumman Corp wins $3.6 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
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CFIUS approves T-Mobile US & Sprint Corp’s merger
The CFIUS approval comes in the wake of Deutsche Telekom reviewing its ties with Huawei. T-Mobile is a unit of Deutsche Telekom. In a significant development, T-Mobile US and Sprint Corp have stated they have received the go-ahead from the… Read More ›
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Trade war bites into China’s growth rate
Although China has the tools to manage growing headwinds from its trade war with the United States, a strong stimulus is likely to pile on even more debt, while a loose policy could result in the fall of domestic interest… Read More ›
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ABB to sell its Power Grids business to Hitachi
ABB will sell only 80.1% of its stake in the business following which it will revamp its business structure. Zurich-based ABB has reached a deal to sell its Power Grids business to Japan’s Hitachi for an undisclosed amount. In a… Read More ›
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Spacelabs Healthcare Inc wins $450 million U.S. Defense contract
Spacelabs Healthcare Inc is a unit of OSI Systems Inc. The Pentagon has stated, Spacelabs Healthcare Inc, a unit of OSI Systems Inc has been awarded a $450 million U.S. defense contract. The deal involves systems for monitoring patients, accessories… Read More ›
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Rising risks of ‘managed’ Brexit: senior British Minister
If British Prime Minister Theresa May does not win sufficient support for her Brexit deal from Brussels, the likelihood of a managed disorderly exit from the EU is likely to rise. According to a senior British minister, British Prime Minister… Read More ›
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Thyssenkrupp names Johannes Dietsch as its CFO
Johannes Dietsch played a pivotal role in Bayer, as its CFO, in arranging the funding for the $63 billion takeover of Monsanto. On Friday, Germany’s Thyssenkrupp stated, it would propose to name former Bayer finance chief Johannes Dietsch as its… Read More ›
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Solar panels prices across market-segments at their historical low
Despite the weakness in the utility-scale solar market in the U.S due to Trump’s 30% tariffs on imported panels, the large volumes of projects that are being set up, along with China’s decision to heavily subsidies solar panels has led… Read More ›

