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GE Abandons 3-D Printing Deal as Billionaire Singer Balks

October 27, 2016

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General Electric Co. abandoned its planned acquisition of a German 3-D printing company after failing to receive support from shareholders including  billionaire Paul Singer.

A tender offer of 38 euros a share for SLM Solutions Group AG lapsed after the “minimum acceptance condition” wasn’t met by the Oct. 24 deadline, GE said Wednesday in a statement. It doesn’t plan to negotiate new terms, spokesman Rick Kennedy said in a telephone interview.

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