Report
David Silver
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

GE Adds to Manufacturing Capabilities With $1.4 Billion Purchase of Arcam and SLM Solutions

Wide-moat GE announced the acquisition of two European additive manufacturers, Arcam and SLM Solutions, for a combined purchase price of $1.4 billion; however, with no change to earnings guidance through 2018 and greater industrialization of the technologies still years away, we do not intend to change our $30 per share fair value estimate based on this news. Arcam and SLM bring advanced micro-welding technology in-house, giving GE the ability to produce industrial 3D printers that utilize metal...
Underlying
3D Systems Corporation

3D Systems is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides 3D printing solutions, including 3D printers for plastics and metals, materials, software, on demand manufacturing services and digital design tools. The company's solutions support applications in a range of industries and verticals, including healthcare, aerospace, automotive and durable goods. The company's healthcare capabilities include simulation, Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP?), and printing of medical and dental devices, models, and surgical guides and instruments. The company provides 3D printing technologies including Stereolithography, Selective Laser Sintering, Direct Metal Printing, MultiJet Printing and ColorJet Printing.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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David Silver

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