ABB to acquire GE Industrial Solutions for $2.6b in bet it can boost margins

ABB to acquire GE Industrial Solutions for $2.6b in bet it can boost margins

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss power technology and automation group ABB is seen in Baden, Switzerland June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

Power grids maker ABB is buying General Electric’s Industrial Solutions business for $2.6 billion in a bet it can improve the division’s lackluster margins over the next five years, the Swiss engineering company said on Monday.

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