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ST Engg to buy General Electric unit for US$630m

MRA Systems makes airplane engine casings, a business poised for growth as global aircraft fleet expands

Published Thu, Sep 13, 2018 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

MAINBOARD-listed Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) has agreed to acquire General Electric's MRA Systems LLC (MRAS) - in what will be its largest takeover to date - for some US$630 million.

ST Engineering's US subsidiary, Vision Technologies Aerospace, has entered into the agreement on a "cash-free, debt-free basis", subject to closing adjustments for underfunded pension obligations, and other debt-like items.

Based in Baltimore, Maryland, MRAS is a manufacturer of engine nacelles, which are the casings that house aircraft engines. According to a company spokesman, the average market price for a single nacelle on a narrow-body aircraft ranges from US$1.2 …

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