PARIS, FRANCE - June 21, 2014 - GE [NYSE: GE] was informed today that the Alstom Board of Directors has unanimously decided to positively recommend GE’s offer to acquire the Power and Grid businesses of Alstom. With this decision, the transaction will proceed with Works Councils consultation, customary regulatory approvals and Alstom shareholder approval. The deal is expected to close in 2015.
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PARIS, FRANCE, June 19, 2014 - GE (NYSE: GE) said today it has updated its April 30 offer to acquire the Power and Grid businesses of Alstom (ALO.PA) in connection with discussions with Alstom management and the French government on jobs, decision-making in France, access to nuclear steam turbine technology, and support for Alstom Transport. GE’s valuation for Alstom remains unchanged.
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Chalfont St Giles -- 18 June 2014-- GE Healthcare today announced that the OmnyxTM Integrated Digital Pathology (IDP) solution with the new VL120 high volume scanner has acquired the CE Mark for primary diagnosis in the European Union under the 'In Vitro Diagnostic Devices Directive'. The OmnyxTM IDP solution has been developed by Omnyx LLC, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).