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Barbara Noverini
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...
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General Electric Company

General Electric is a technology industrial company. The company's segments include: Power, which serves power generation, industrial, government and other customers with products and services related to energy production; Renewable Energy, which engineers and manufactures energy equipment and projects, grid solutions and digital services; Aviation, which designs and produces commercial and military aircraft engines, digital components, electric power and mechanical aircraft systems; Healthcare, which provides healthcare technologies; and Capital, which provides financial products and services that build on the company's industry capabilities in aviation, power, renewables, healthcare and other activities.

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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.

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Barbara Noverini

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