GE nears deal in plastics auction: nearly $11 billion sale to Saudi company Sabic would create global giant
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General Electric Co. is close to reaching a deal to sell its plastics unit to Saudi Basic Industries Corp., a deal valued at $11 bil. Sales for the plastics unit reached $6.6 bil last year; Sabic revenue for 2006 reached $23.06 bil.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
Strategy & planning, Sales, profits & dividends, Miscellaneous Plastics Products, NEC, Rubber & Plastic Products, Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing, Plastics materials and resins, RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS, Cyclic crudes and intermediates, Planning, Plastics industry, Saudi Arabia, Company sales and earnings, Company earnings/profit, Petroleum chemicals industry, Petrochemicals industry, Company business planning, Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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Aegon's sale of its U.S. assets to GE signals trend by insurers: GE's latest purchase in finance field aims to reignite profits
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General Electric Co. has reached a deal to acquire the majority of Aegon N.V.'s commercial finance operations in the U.S. The deal is valued at $5.4 billion (4.75 billion euros).
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2003
United States, Netherlands, Electrical equipment and supplies industry, Electric equipment industry, Commercial finance companies, AEGON N.V.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2003
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Subjects list: United States, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, General Electric Co., GE
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