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General Electric (GE) to Acquire Aviation Assets from Avio in $4.3B Deal

December 21, 2012 6:02 AM EST

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has agreed to purchase the aviation business of Avio S.p.A., an Italy-based manufacturer of aviation propulsion components and systems for civil and military aircraft, for $4.3 billion U.S. (3.3 billion).

The announcement was made today in Milan, Italy, by David Joyce, president and CEO of GE Aviation, and Nani Beccalli, president and CEO of GE Europe.

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